Chile 1940 10 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The specimen shown is a type struck in Chile 1920-41. It superseded a debased silver type struck 1908-20 (KM 156). This type is the last of its denomination prior to the reform of 1960. Oscar Roty's defiant condor, first used in 1895, appeared on virtually all Chilean silver and copper-nickel coins until 1940.

Recorded mintage: 6,100,000 (most common date).

Specification: 3 g, copper-nickel, 19.5 mm diameter, designed by Oscar Roty.

Catalog reference: KM 166.

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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