See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration! or register with email

Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!

5000 Pesos Islas Desventuradas

Issuer Chile
Year 2023
Type Log in to see details
Value Log in to see details
Currency Log in to see details
Composition Log in to see details
Weight Log in to see details
Diameter Log in to see details
Thickness Log in to see details
Shape Log in to see details
Technique Log in to see details
Orientation Log in to see details
Engraver(s) Vitaly Bakhtinov
In circulation to Log in to see details
Reference(s) Log in to see details
Obverse description Fan-shaped flan with a mirror-polished proof field. At left, the date 2023 is incused in large numerals within the field. Centrally, a siren (mermaid) figure is depicted riding a rearing horse, rendered in high relief in a dynamic, allegorical style. To the right, a heraldic coat of arms is shown in intricate detail, featuring a crowned shield with architectural and foliate elements. The legend ISLAS DESVENTURADAS is inscribed in bold raised letters along the lower arc of the coin.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering Log in to see details
Reverse description Log in to see details
Reverse script Log in to see details
Reverse lettering Log in to see details
Edge Log in to see details
Mint Log in to see details
Mintage Log in to see details
Additional information

The Islas Desventuradas — San Félix, San Ambrosio, and two minor rocks — sit roughly 850 kilometers off the Chilean coast and host one of the most biologically isolated marine reserves in the world, designated in 2016 as part of a 300,000-square-kilometer protected zone. Chile's commemorative program for remote territorial possessions has leaned heavily on this kind of conservation framing since the mid-2010s. Silver-plated copper-nickel at this diameter is a budget collector format, not a circulation issue — these are produced explicitly for the numismatic market rather than any transactional purpose.

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE