Chile 1972 5 escudos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The specimen shown is a type struck in Chile 1972 only. It is an aluminum version of a coin previously struck in copper-nickel. It is worthless in all grades. Lautaro (1534-57), a Mapuche chief who led a rebellion against the Spanish, appears on the obverse. The escudo superseded the peso in 1960, with one escudo = 1000 pesos.

Recorded mintage: unknown but common.

Specification: 1.5 g, aluminum, 22.8 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 199a.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

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• 1971 50 centésimos
• 1971 escudo
• 1971 100 pesos
• 1972 escudo
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• Coins and currency dated 1972