Catalogus
| Uitgever | Casa de Moneda de Chile |
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| Jaar | 1860-1862 |
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| Waarde | 1/2 Décimo (0.05) |
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| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
| Gewicht | Log in om details te zien |
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| Dikte | Log in om details te zien |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | A facing Andean condor with fully spread wings occupies the central field, depicted in a naturalistic style with detailed feather engraving. The bird's head is turned slightly to the right, and a chain hangs from its beak, a traditional Chilean heraldic motif. The peripheral legend POR LA RAZON O LA FUERZA arcs around the upper portion of the coin, with the date 1862 displayed prominently in the lower exergual area, flanked by two small dots. |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Schrift keerzijde | Latin |
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| Rand | Log in om details te zien |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
The décimo system was introduced following Chile's 1851 monetary reform, which replaced the old real-based coinage with a decimal structure anchored to the peso. The Casa de Moneda in Santiago — operating since the colonial period under Spanish authority — adapted slowly to the new denominations, and the fractional silver pieces from this transitional window show the tension between an institution built around Spanish minting habits and a newly republican monetary framework.
KM#121a is distinguished from its predecessor by the .900 fineness, a change from the earlier .900-adjacent colonial silver standards formally codified under the reform.