Chile 1977 10 pesos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

In 1976, the Pinochet regime congratulated itself on its third anniversary by issuing a series of commemoratives ranging from a copper-nickel five pesos (KM 209) to a gold five hundred pesos (KM 214) weighing nearly three ounces. The regime survived by massacring its enemies in large numbers. This type was issued for circulation 1976-80.

Recorded mintage: 30,000,000.

Specification: 8.90 g, copper-nickel, 28 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 210.

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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• Chile 1976 peso
• Chile 1976 100 pesos Fr-62
• 1979 peso
• Chile 1979 onza
• Coins and currency dated 1977
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