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This gold five pesos piece was minted in Santiago, [[Chile]], in 1895-96.  
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This gold five pesos piece was minted in Santiago, [[Chile]], in 1895-96. This issue weighed only 40% of the earlier [[Chile 1872 5 pesos|five pesos]] minted 1851-73. A similar design was used on the gold ten pesos ([[Chile 1895 10 pesos|KM 154]]).
This issue weighed only 40% of the earlier [[Chile 1872 5 pesos|five pesos]] minted 1851-73.  
 
A similar design was used on the gold ten pesos ([[Chile 1895 10 pesos|KM 154]]).
 
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 3,002,000.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 3,002,000.
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* [[Chile 1872 5 pesos|1872 5 pesos]]
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* [[Chile 1873 5 pesos|1873 5 pesos]]
 
* [[Chile 1895 centavo|1895 centavo]]
 
* [[Chile 1895 centavo|1895 centavo]]
 
* [[Chile 1895 peso|1895 peso]]
 
* [[Chile 1895 peso|1895 peso]]

Revision as of 09:36, 17 June 2023

from the Mountain Groan Collection
Chile 1895 5 pesos rev DSLR.jpg

This gold five pesos piece was minted in Santiago, Chile, in 1895-96. This issue weighed only 40% of the earlier five pesos minted 1851-73. A similar design was used on the gold ten pesos (KM 154).

Recorded mintage: 3,002,000.

Specification: 2.99 g, .900 fine gold, .088 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM 153.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.

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