Chile 1913 5 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was struck in Chile 1908-13 and 1919. Altho the five centavos or half décimo was issued extensively in the nineteenth century, inflation eroded its value, forcing the mint to shrink and debase the coin. The denomination was converted to copper-nickel in 1920, abandoning silver. Many overdates exist, suggesting that older dies from 1899-1904 were recycled.

Recorded mintage: 2,573,000, including 1913/1 and 1913/2 overdates.

Specification: 1 g, 0.400 fine silver, 14 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 155.2a.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1911 5 centavos
• 1913 20 centavos
• 1913 20 pesos
• 1914 2 pesos pattern
• 1915 5 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1913
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