Chile 1971 20 centesimos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The specimen shown is a type struck in Chile 1971-72 only. It was the only issue of this subdivision of the escudo and is worthless in all grades. José Manuel Balmaceda (1840-91, president of Chile 1886-91) appears on the obverse. The escudo superseded the peso in 1960, with one escudo = 1000 pesos.

Recorded mintage: 89,200,000.

Specification: 3.05 g, aluminum-bronze, 19.97 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 195.

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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