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50 Centavos
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de Chile |
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| Year | 1914 |
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| Value | 50 Centavos (0.50) |
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| Reverse description | The denomination CINCUENTA CENTAVOS is inscribed in two lines across the central field, with the date 1914 below, all enclosed within a broad wreath of laurel branches tied at the base with a bow or ribbon. The Santiago mint assayer mark 'So' appears at the top of the field above the denomination. A beaded border frames the entire design. |
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| Reverse lettering | So CINCUENTA CENTAVOS 1914 |
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Chile's silver fractional coinage came under considerable strain in the early twentieth century as the country wrestled with recurring monetary instability rooted in its bimetallic experiments of the 1890s. By 1914, the Banco Central did not yet exist — it wouldn't be established until 1925 — leaving currency policy fragmented among private banks and the treasury.
The Casa de Moneda in Santiago had been operating continuously since 1743, one of the longest-running mint operations in the Americas. Silver 50 centavos pieces from this period saw limited circulation in practice, as paper currency had already displaced small silver denominations in everyday commerce well before this date.