10 Pesos Pattern

Pattern coinage from Casa de Moneda de Chile in this period reflects the monetary reform process following decades of peso instability — Chile had redenominated in 1975, replacing the escudo at 1,000:1, and the new peso itself required ongoing adjustment of the circulating coin series through the 1980s and 1990s. Whether this piece was rejected in favor of a different specification or simply never advanced beyond internal trials is not documented in public mint records.