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The specimen shown is a type struck in [[Chile]] 1895-97. It is the first (but not the last) reduction in size from the full-size pesos of the 1890's. The next type, issued 1902-05, was only 20 grams, .700 fine silver. A scarce 1895/4 overdate is reported. Oscar Roty's defiant condor, first used in 1895, appeared on virtually all Chilean silver and copper-nickel coins until 1940.
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The specimen shown is a type struck in [[Chile]] 1895-97. It is the first (but not the last) reduction in size from the full-size pesos of the 1890's. The next type, issued 1902-05, was only 20 grams, 0.700 fine silver. A scarce 1895/4 overdate is reported. Oscar Roty's defiant condor, first used in 1895, appeared on virtually all Chilean silver and copper-nickel coins until 1940.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 6,086,000.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 6,086,000.
  
''Specification:'' 20 g, .835 fine silver, .537 troy oz ASW, 35 mm diameter, designed by Oscar Roty.
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''Specification:'' 20 g, 0.835 fine silver, .537 troy oz ASW, 35 mm diameter, designed by Oscar Roty.
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' KM 152.1.
 
''Catalog reference:'' KM 152.1.
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''Link to:''
 
''Link to:''
 
* [[Chile 1891-So peso|1891 peso]]
 
* [[Chile 1891-So peso|1891 peso]]
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* [[Chile 1894 peso KM-Pn24|1894 pattern peso]]
 
* [[Chile 1895 centavo|1895 centavo]]
 
* [[Chile 1895 centavo|1895 centavo]]
 
* [[Chile 1895-So 20 centavos|1895 20 centavos]]
 
* [[Chile 1895-So 20 centavos|1895 20 centavos]]
 
* [[Chile 1895 5 pesos|1895 5 pesos]]
 
* [[Chile 1895 5 pesos|1895 5 pesos]]
* [[Chile 1897 peso|1897 peso]]
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* [[Chile 1896 peso|1896 peso]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1895]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1895]]
 
* return to [[Chile]]
 
* return to [[Chile]]
  
 
[[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]]
 
[[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]]

Latest revision as of 10:59, 14 May 2026

from the Mountain Groan Collection
Chile 1895 peso rev DSLR.jpg

The specimen shown is a type struck in Chile 1895-97. It is the first (but not the last) reduction in size from the full-size pesos of the 1890's. The next type, issued 1902-05, was only 20 grams, 0.700 fine silver. A scarce 1895/4 overdate is reported. Oscar Roty's defiant condor, first used in 1895, appeared on virtually all Chilean silver and copper-nickel coins until 1940.

Recorded mintage: 6,086,000.

Specification: 20 g, 0.835 fine silver, .537 troy oz ASW, 35 mm diameter, designed by Oscar Roty.

Catalog reference: KM 152.1.

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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