1 Peso

€3,544.00
IssuerChile
Year1942-1954
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Peso
CurrencyOld peso (1835-1959)
CompositionCopper
Weight7.5 g
Dimensions25 mm
Thickness2 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)René Thénot
In circulation to1 January 1960
Reference(s) KM#179, Schön#25
Obverse descriptionPortrait of Bernardo O`Higgins (1778-1842) leader of the Chile independence facing left along with José de San Martín
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringREPUBLICA DE CHILE BERNARDO O`HIGGINS R.THENOT
(Translation: Republic of Chile)
Reverse descriptionValue flanked by Copihue-Flowers (Lapageria rosea), Chile`s national flower, and the denomination below and the date at the bottom
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringSo 1 UN PESO 1942
(Translation: One peso)
EdgeReeded
Mint(So)
Casa de Moneda de Chile,Santiago, Chile (1743-date)
Mintage1942 So - - 15 150 000
1943 So - - 16 900 000
1944 So - - 12 050 000
1945 So - - 7 600 000
1946 So - - 2 050 000
1947 So - - 2 200 000
1948 So - - 5 900 000
1949 So - - 7 100 000
1950 So - - 7 250 000
1951 So - - 8 150 000
1952 So - - 10 400 000
1953 So - Long curled top 5 -
1953 So - Long straight top 5 -
1953 So - Short top 5 - 17 200 000
1954 So - - 7 566 000
Catalog ID1541313160
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