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1 Peso

Features

Issuer	Chile
Period	Republic (1818-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1992-2015
Value	1 Peso 1 CLP = USD 0.0012
Currency	New peso (1975-date)
Composition	Aluminium (Aluminium 98%, Other Metals 2%)
Weight	0.7 g
Diameter	16 mm
Thickness	1.2 mm
Shape	Octagonal (8-sided)
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Number	N# 1866
References	KM# 231, Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes. Schön# 79 Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

Portrait of Bernardo O'Higgins facing right, engraver's signature if present at the left under the sash.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLICA DE CHILE
So
LIBERTADOR
B. O'HIGGINS
FR.THENOT

Translation:
Republic of Chile
So
Liberator
B. O'Higgins
FR.Thenot

Engraver: Francois Maurice Thénot

Reverse

The value and the date below within laurel wreath.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
1
PESO
2008

Engraver: Francois Maurice Thénot

Edge

Smooth

Mints

	Royal Dutch Mint (Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt), Utrecht, Netherlands (1010-date)
(So)	Casa de Moneda de Chile, Santiago, Chile (1743-date)

Comments

Different dies of Obv. and Rev. were used.

Obverse
Die 1 - large portrait, epaulette with wide decorations, convex medals, script fine, signature FR. Thenot under the sash of the Legion of Merit of Chile.
Die 2 - large portrait, epaulette with wide decorations, medals almost incused, script bold, signature under the sash.
Die 3 - small portrait, narrow epaulette and the sash, medals stylized, no signature under the sash, wide script to LIBERTADOR B.O'HIGGINS, period between B and O in the center.
Die 4 - small portrait, very narrow epaulette and the sash, medals stylized, no signature under the sash, tall script to LIBERTADOR B.O'HIGGINS, period between B and O closer to B.
Die 5 - small portrait, narrow epaulette with wide decorations inside, narrow sash, medals stylized, no signature under the sash, fine script to LIBERTADOR B.O'HIGGINS.
Note. Additional features of haircut shown on images. Picture: © Images courtesy of Alexandr Prokofyev.

Reverse
Die A - wreath close to center, tip of '1' in denomination sharp, numerals in date wide.
Die B - wreath close to center, tip of '1' in denomination sharp, numerals in date narrow, the date condensed.
Die C - wreath closer to rim, tip of '1' in denomination blunt, PESO bold, numerals in date wide.
Picture: © Images courtesy of Alexandr Prokofyev.

Note. Each year the position of date, style of its digits differ from others. For example all '1' in die 2 sanserif, apart of in 1999, where there are serifs at the bottom.

Combinations
1+A: 1992, 2004-2006, 2008, 2009.
1+B: 1993-2003.
2+B: 2000-2003.
3+C: 2011.
4+C: 2012, 2013, 2015.
5+C: 2015.

2000-2003:

2004-2005:

2006:

2008-2009:

2015:

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
1992 So	167 250 000	$ 0.11	$ 0.11	$ 0.12	$ 0.22	$ 0.24	$ 0.30	$ 0.30	26%	Wide date
1993 So	420 000 000		$ 0.20	$ 0.20	$ 0.26	$ 0.26			14%
1994 So	166 600 000			$ 0.03	$ 0.26	$ 0.33			9%
1995 So	185 900 000				$ 0.22				10%
1996 So	279 200 000			$ 0.20	$ 0.23	$ 0.23	$ 0.28		11%
1997 So	291 400 000				$ 0.22	$ 0.24			12%
1998 So	262 500 000		$ 0.09	$ 0.17	$ 0.21	$ 0.22	$ 0.23	$ 0.26	12%
1999 So	120 200 000			$ 0.16	$ 0.16	$ 0.26			10%
2000 So	90 500 000				$ 0.24				6%	Variants exist
2001 So	130 000 000				$ 0.22	$ 0.22			7%	Variants exist
2002 So	121 000 000				$ 0.18	$ 0.18			8%	Variants exist
2003 So	92 000 000				$ 0.22	$ 0.26	$ 0.29	$ 0.33	6%	Variants exist
2004 So	110 000 000				$ 0.11	$ 0.41	$ 0.45	$ 0.51	11%	Relief variants exist
2005 So	122 000 000				$ 0.26	$ 0.26	$ 0.26	$ 0.26	8%	Relief variants exist
2006 So	155 000 000			$ 0.23	$ 0.23	$ 0.26	$ 0.37	$ 0.54	18%	Relief variants exist
2008 So	189 000 000			$ 0.05	$ 0.20	$ 0.22	$ 0.31	$ 0.31	17%	Relief variants exist
2009 So	156 600 000				$ 0.26	$ 0.26	$ 0.26	$ 0.26	7%	Relief variants exist
2011 So	49 000 000					$ 0.19			5%	Without FR. Thenot from this year
2012 So	257 000 000				$ 0.14	$ 0.25			11%
2013 So				$ 0.18	$ 0.18	$ 0.18	$ 0.28	$ 0.33	15%
2015	155 600 000				$ 0.35	$ 0.35	$ 0.35	$ 0.45	7%	Royal Dutch Mint - variants exist.

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