View source for Chile 1971 20 centesimos

[[Image:Chile 1971 20 centesimos obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Mountain Groan Collection]]
[[Image:Chile 1971 20 centesimos rev DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb]]

The specimen shown is a type struck in [[Chile]] 1971-72 only. It was the only issue of this subdivision of the escudo and is worthless in all grades. José Manuel Balmaceda (1840-91, president of Chile 1886-91) appears on the obverse. The escudo superseded the peso in 1960, with one escudo = 1000 pesos.

''Recorded mintage:'' 89,200,000.

''Specification:'' 3.05 g, aluminum-bronze, 19.97 mm diameter.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 195.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

''Link to:''
* [[Chile 1969 2 centesimos|1969 2 centésimos]]
* [[Chile 1969 5 centesimos|1969 5 centésimos]]
* [[Chile 1969 10 centesimos|1969 10 centésimos]]
* [[Chile 1970 2 centesimos|1970 2 centésimos]]
* [[Chile 1971 10 centesimos|1971 10 centésimos]]
* [[Chile 1971 50 centesimos|1971 50 centésimos]]
* [[Chile 1971 escudo|1971 escudo]]
* [[Chile 1971 100 pesos|1971 100 pesos]]
* [[Chile 1972 escudo KM-199a|1972 escudo, aluminum]]
* [[Chile 1972 5 escudos|1972 5 escudos]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1971]]

[[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]]