Chile 2012 500 pesos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was struck for circulation in Chile 2000-2023. The obverse displays a portrait of Cardinal Raul Silva Henriquez, who served as archbishop of Santiago from 1961 to 1983. All were struck at Santiago. As of February 2025, US$1 = 942 pesos, making this coin worth 53 cents.

Recorded mintage: 25,000,000.

Specification: 6.5 g, bimetallic, 26 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM 235.

Sources:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
• ^[1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta 422: Subasta Numismatica, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2023.

Link to:

• 2003 500 pesos
• 2009 peso
• 2012 10 pesos
• 2012 100 pesos
• Coins and currency dated 2012