1 Peso

Features

Issuer	Chile
Period	Republic (1818-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1942-1954
Value	1 Peso
Currency	Old peso (1835-1980)
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 (14^th 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 2 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

Reeding

Mint

(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
Undetermined
1942 So	15 150 000	$ 0.08	$ 0.18	$ 0.26	$ 0.36	$ 0.98			30%
1943 So	16 900 000		$ 0.30	$ 0.30	$ 0.32	$ 1.00			27%
1944 So	12 050 000			$ 0.25	$ 0.82	$ 0.98			20%
1945 So	7 600 000				$ 0.26				13%
1946 So	2 050 000				$ 1.10				6%
1947 So	2 200 000		$ 0.21						5%
1948 So	5 900 000				$ 0.50				13%
1949 So	7 100 000				$ 0.34	$ 0.88			14%
1950 So	7 250 000				$ 0.94	$ 1.60			14%
1951 So	8 150 000				$ 0.48	$ 0.48			14%
1952 So	10 400 000			$ 0.27	$ 0.27	$ 0.97			16%
1953 So					$ 0.29	$ 0.29			7%	Long curled top 5
1953 So									3%	Long straight top 5
1953 So	17 200 000				$ 0.86	$ 1.30			13%	Short curled top 5
1953 So					$ 0.33				3%	Short straight top 5
1954 So	7 566 000			$ 0.32	$ 0.68	$ 0.74	$ 1.30	$ 2.70	16%

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