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5 Pesos
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de Chile |
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| Year | 1990-1992 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Large numeral '5' dominates the central field, with the denomination legend PESOS inscribed directly below and the date appearing at the bottom of the design. The entire central motif is framed by two symmetrical laurel branches curving upward from the base and crossing at the lower extremity, their tips extending to the upper left and upper right of the field, forming a classic wreath emblem symbolic of honour and national distinction. |
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| Mintage | 1990 So - - 8,000,000 1991 So - - 2,000,000 1992 So - - |
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Chile's shift to nickel brass for this denomination in 1990 followed years of economic turbulence — the Pinochet-era peso had been redenominated in 1975 at a rate of 1000 old escudos to one new peso, and the currency system continued to be rationalized through the 1980s as inflation, though dramatically reduced from its worst peaks, still shaped minting decisions. The three-year production window here is short enough to suggest a composition or design revision was already anticipated.