Chile 2007 10 pesos
Revision as of 17:10, 3 February 2023 by LatinKing2020 (talk | contribs) (Text replacement - "* Bruce, Colin R., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-2010, 4th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2009. " to "* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018. ")
The specimen shown is an example of a type struck in Santiago, Chile, since 1990. In 1960, the peso was dropped in favor of the escudo, with 1 escudo = 1000 pesos. The escudo itself was abandoned in 1975 for a return to the peso, with 1 new peso = 100 escudos. The effigy of Bernardo O'Higgins, hero of the struggle for independence, was first used on copper pesos of the 1940's.
Recorded mintage: unknown (common in all grades).
Specification: nickel-brass.
Catalog reference: KM 228.2.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
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