Chile 1975 50 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The specimen shown is a type struck in Chile 1975-76 only. It is the first issue of this denomination and was struck 1975-77 then converted to aluminum bronze. It is worthless in all grades. Oscar Roty's defiant condor appears on the obverse. The escudo superseded the peso in 1960, with one escudo = 1000 pesos. The escudo itself was abandoned in 1975 for a return to the peso, with 1 new peso = 100 escudos.

Recorded mintage: 38,000,000.

Specification: 4.13 g, copper-nickel, 22.17 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 206.

Source:

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

Link to:

• 1974 50 escudos
• 1974 100 escudos
• 1975 centavo
• 1975 5 centavos
• 1975 10 centavos
• 1976 peso
• 1976 5 pesos
• 1976 10 pesos
• 1976 20 pesos
• Coins and currency dated 1975