10 Centavos 0.5 on obverse, silver .500

€16,042.00
IssuerChile
Year1899-1907
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value10 Centavos (0.10)
CurrencyOld peso (1835-1959)
CompositionSilver (.500)
Weight2 g
Dimensions17 mm
Thickness1 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Louis-Oscar Roty
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#156.2
Obverse descriptionDefiant condor on rock left.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringREPUBLICA DE CHILE 0.5. O. Roty
(Translation: Republic of Chile.)
Reverse descriptionDenomination above date within laurel wreath with hammer and sickle below.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringSo DIEZ CENTAVOS 1899
(Translation: Ten Centavos.)
EdgeReeded
Mint(So)
Casa de Moneda de Chile,Santiago, Chile (1743-date)
Mintage1899 So - - 2 013 000
1900 So - rare - 104 000
1901 So - overdate varieties exist -
1904 So - overdate varieties exist - 779 000
1906 So - - 139 000
1907 So - 0.5 -
1907 So - 0.5. overdate varieties exist - 3 151 000
Catalog ID6500153420
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