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1/2 Decimo
| Issuer | Chile |
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| Year | 1865-1866 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | POR LA RAZON O LA FUERZA * 1865 * |
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| Mintage | 1865 So - No star before Mintmark - 40,000 1865 So - Star before Mintmark - 1866 So - No star before Mintmark - 82,000 |
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Chile's decimal coinage system was introduced by the law of January 9, 1851, replacing the old real-based system, but production of the smaller silver fractions was intermittent throughout the 1850s and into the 1860s as the Santiago mint struggled to maintain consistent output. This two-year run of the half decimo coincides with a period when Chilean nitrate and copper revenues were beginning to reshape state finances, though the mint's silver supply remained dependent on Andean ore flows subject to ongoing transport disruption.
KM#137.1 distinguishes this variety from a subsequent issue with minor die modifications.