20 Centavos 0.5 on obverse, silver .500

€16,044.00
IssuerChile
Year1899-1907
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value20 Centavos (0.20)
CurrencyOld peso (1835-1959)
CompositionSilver (.500)
Weight4 g
Dimensions21.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Louis-Oscar Roty
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#151.2
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 VEINTE CENTAVOS 1899
(Translation: Twenty Centavos.)
EdgeReeded
Mint(So)
Casa de Moneda de Chile,Santiago, Chile (1743-date)
Mintage1899 So - overdate varieties exist - 4 343 000
1899 So - Sideways `9` -
1900 So - overdate varieties exist - 334 000
1906 So - overdate varieties exist - 866 000
1907 So - 0.5 -
1907 So - 0.5. overdate varieties exist - 7 625 000
Catalog ID1079984450
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