1 Peso

1 Peso - obverse1 Peso - reverse

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Features

Issuer Chile
Period Republic (1818-date)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1942-1954
Value 1 Peso
Currency Old peso (1835-1959)
Composition Copper
Weight 7.5 g
Diameter 25 mm
Thickness 2 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized 1 January 1960
Number
N#
3544
References KM# 179,
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.
Schön# 25
Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany.
And 1 more volumes.

Obverse

Portrait of Bernardo O'Higgins (1778-1842) leader of the Chile independence facing left along with José de San Martín

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLICA DE CHILE
BERNARDO
O'HIGGINS
R.THENOT

Translation: Republic of Chile

Engraver: René Thénot

Reverse

Value flanked by Copihue-Flowers (Lapageria rosea), Chile's national flower, and the denomination below and the date at the bottom

Script: Latin

Lettering:
So
1
UN
PESO
1942

Translation: One peso

Edge

Reeded

1 Peso -  obverse

© Cyrillius

Mint

Mintmark of Casa de Moneda de Chile (So) Casa de Moneda de Chile, Santiago, Chile (1743-date)

Comments

There should be an extra year line for 1953. Besides the long top 5 and the short top 5, there is also the curled top 5, probably the normal 5 like it is on the 1951 and 1952 issues:

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Date Mintage G VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1942 So 15 150 000 $ 0.08 $ 0.18 $ 0.25 $ 0.40 $ 0.99 30%
1943 So 16 900 000 $ 0.29 $ 0.29 $ 0.43 $ 2.20 28%
1944 So 12 050 000 $ 0.24 $ 0.73 $ 0.99 19%
1945 So 7 600 000 $ 0.26 $ 1.10 13%
1946 So 2 050 000 $ 1.10 6%
1947 So 2 200 000 $ 0.22 $ 0.53 $ 1.10 5%
1948 So 5 900 000 $ 0.51 $ 0.56 13%
1949 So 7 100 000 $ 0.36 $ 0.62 14%
1950 So 7 250 000 $ 0.95 $ 1.60 13%
1951 So 8 150 000 $ 0.11 $ 0.54 $ 0.72 15%
1952 So 10 400 000 $ 0.22 $ 0.22 $ 0.98 15%
1953 So $ 0.20 $ 0.20 7% Long curled top 5
1953 So 3% Long straight top 5
1953 So 17 200 000 $ 0.12 $ 0.83 $ 0.83 $ 0.83 $ 0.83 15% Short top 5
1954 So 7 566 000 $ 0.32 $ 0.65 $ 0.75 $ 1.40 $ 3.10 16%

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