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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 The escudo superseded the peso in 1960, with one escudo = 1000 pesos.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. | 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 The escudo superseded the peso in 1960, with one escudo = 1000 pesos.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. | ||
Latest revision as of 15:56, 11 October 2024
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 The escudo superseded the peso in 1960, with one escudo = 1000 pesos.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.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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