Catalog
50 Pesos
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de Chile |
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| Year | 1981-2023 |
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| Weight | 7 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Large bold numeral '50' dominates the central field, with the denomination legend PESOS inscribed immediately below in smaller lettering, and the date appearing beneath that. The central device is flanked on either side by symmetrical laurel branches curving upward from a tied base at the bottom, their sprigs meeting at the upper sides of the numeral to form a wreath. A beaded border follows the contour of the decagonal coin, framing the entire composition. |
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Chile's 50 peso coin has been struck continuously since the return to democratic governance began accelerating in the mid-1980s, surviving the full arc of the Pinochet transition, the 1988 plebiscite, and every administration since. That kind of uninterrupted production across four decades and multiple constitutional changes is genuinely unusual for a Latin American denomination.
The KM#219.1 and 219.2 variants reflect die modifications introduced at the Casa de Moneda in Santiago, likely tied to production equipment updates rather than any policy change.