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Revision as of 15:34, 29 February 2024

from the Mountain Groan Collection
Chile 1922 peso rev DSLR.jpg

The specimen shown is a type struck in Chile 1921-27. It was the last Chilean peso to contain silver. The succeeding copper-nickel type (KM 176) was issued 1933 and 1940. This subtype is noted for 1921-22. Oscar Roty's defiant condor, first used in 1895, appeared on virtually all Chilean silver and copper-nickel coins until 1940.

Recorded mintage: 2,718,000.

Specification: 9 g, 0.500 fine silver, .144 troy oz ASW, designed by Oscar Roty.

Catalog reference: KM 152.5.

Source:

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

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