Chile 2001 50 pesos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This aluminum bronze fifty pesos is from a type struck since 1989 for Chile. The effigy of Bernardo O'Higgins, hero of the struggle for independence, was first used on copper pesos of the 1940's. The SCWC notes that all dates are common.

Recorded mintage: unknown but common.

Specification: 7.00 g, aluminum bronze, 10-sided, 25 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 219.2.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.

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• 1995 50 pesos
• Chile 2001-So 500 pesos
• Chile 2005 peso
• Coins and currency dated 2001
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