Catalog
1 Décimo
| Issuer | Republic of Chile |
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| Year | 1851-1860 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The denomination 'UN DECIMO' is inscribed in two lines at center, enclosed within a wreath of laurel and oak branches tied at the base with a ribbon bow. A small five-pointed star appears below the wreath at the bottom of the field. The Santiago Mint mark 'So' is positioned to the lower right of the wreath. The circular legend 'REPUBLICA DE CHILE' arcs around the upper periphery, all contained within a beaded border. |
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| Mintage | 1851 So - reported, not confirmed - 1852 So - - 211,000 1853 So - - 1855 So - - 585,000 1856 So - overdate variety exists - 580,000 1857 So - - 1,481,000 1858 So - - 540,000 1859 So - - 20,000 1860 So - overdate variety exists - |
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Chile's decimal coinage reform of 1851 replaced the colonial real system with a peso divided into 100 centavos, the décimo sitting at one-tenth of that unit. The transition was administratively messy — old reales and new decimal pieces circulated simultaneously for years, and the public was slow to abandon familiar fractions.
Santiago was the sole mint producing these throughout the series run, identifiable by the "So" assayer marks that shift across the decade as different assayers held the position.