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1 Peso Struck on 5 Pesos planchet
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de Chile |
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| Year | 2002-2011 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays the bold numeral '1' above the denomination PESO, with the date 2008 below, all enclosed within an open laurel wreath whose branches sweep upward from the base and meet at the top, framing the design symmetrically. The wreath tips are tied at the bottom with a ribbon bow. The overall composition is simple and heraldic, consistent with standard Chilean peso coinage of the period. |
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| Mintage | 2002 So - - 2004 So - - 2008 So - - 2011 So - - |
| Additional information |
This is a minting error — a 1 Peso blank that was fed through the 5 Peso collar and dies, or more precisely, a 1 Peso die pair striking a planchet prepared for the 5 Peso denomination. The Casa de Moneda de Chile has historically outsourced portions of its production, and quality control lapses resulting in wrong-planchet errors have been documented across several South American mints during this period. The 1 Peso itself was by 2002 worth so little in practical terms that the coin's face value was essentially ceremonial.