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Issuing authority

Republic of Chile

South American republic issuing peso coinage and banknotes.

Kind
republic
Region
Southern Cone, South America
Recorded period
1818 – present

Objects are filed under the historical authority that actually issued or made them. A recorded period comes from the issuer's own reference description and is left blank where no source states it.

Published entries

11

Individual types and documented families

With photographs

100%

11 with a credited real-object photo

Dated span

1817 – 1958

11 entries with their own date

Verified or well documented

0

Highest two confidence levels

Sorted by date, earliest first.

Chile 1 Peso silver

Jespinos

modern coins

Chile 1 Peso silver

19th century

The silver one peso of Chile was a primary silver coin issued by the Republic of Chile, serving as the direct successor in physical size and monetary function to the Spanish colonial eight-real piece. Established in 1817 alongside the country's independence during the New Fatherland period, the denomination was stru…

Documented

Partial type record

½ centavo from Chile, 1835

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

modern coins

½ centavo from Chile, 1835

1835

Copper coin. Obverse: five-pointed star. Year at the bottom. Reverse: between two tied branches, value indication in two lines: "medio centavo". Smooth edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5332A; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measu…

Documented

Partial type record

Chile, centavo, 1853

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

modern coins

Chile, centavo, 1853

1853

Copper coin. Obverse: five-pointed star. Year at the bottom. Reverse: between two tied branches, value indication in two lines: "un centavo". Smooth edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5333A; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurem…

Documented

Partial type record

Half peso or fifty centavos (four reales) from Chile, 1855

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

modern coins

Half peso or fifty centavos (four reales) from Chile, 1855

1855

Silver coin. Obverse: eagle looking back, flying to the left. Year at bottom. Reverse: between two tied branches, coat of arms surmounted by a plume. Value indication: 50 C. at bottom. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5333; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); t…

Documented

Partial type record

2 Pesos, Dirección del Tesoro, Chile, 1885–1895 (Pick 12)

Heritage Auctions via Numista

banknotes

2 Pesos, Dirección del Tesoro, Chile, 1885–1895 (Pick 12)

1885-1895

This 2 Pesos note was issued in Chile by Dirección del Tesoro, with dates recorded from 1885–1895. It belongs to the Peso (1835-1959) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Republic (1818-date). It measures 170 × 75 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Mon…

Documented

Partial type record

2½ centavos from Chile, 1895

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

modern coins

2½ centavos from Chile, 1895

1895

Copper coin. Obverse: head of a woman with ribbon and Phrygian cap facing left. Below it, mint mark: 'So' [=Santiago]. Reverse: in three lines, value indication: 'dos y medio' and '2½ centavos'. Year at the bottom. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5334A; its record gives material…

Documented

Partial type record

100 Pesos, Dirección del Tesoro, Chile, 1898 (Pick 55)

Heritage Auctions via Numista

banknotes

100 Pesos, Dirección del Tesoro, Chile, 1898 (Pick 55)

1898

This 100 Pesos note was issued in Chile by Dirección del Tesoro, dated 1898. It belongs to the Peso (1835-1959) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Republic (1818-date). and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 55. Obverse: Black…

Documented

Partial type record

10 Pesos, Dirección del Tesoro, Chile, 1918–1925 (Pick 62)

Heritage Auctions via Numista

banknotes

10 Pesos, Dirección del Tesoro, Chile, 1918–1925 (Pick 62)

1918-1925

This 10 Pesos note was issued in Chile by Dirección del Tesoro, with dates recorded from 1918–1925. It belongs to the Peso (1835-1959) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Republic (1818-date). It measures 150 × 80 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Mo…

Documented

Partial type record

10 Pesos = 1 Condor, Central Bank of Chile, Chile, 1925 (Pick 74)

Heritage Auctions via Numista

banknotes

10 Pesos = 1 Condor, Central Bank of Chile, Chile, 1925 (Pick 74)

1925

This 10 Pesos = 1 Condor note was issued in Chile by the Central Bank of Chile, dated 1925. It belongs to the Peso (1835-1959) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Republic (1818-date). It measures 150 × 80 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money list…

Documented

Partial type record

20 Pesos, Central Bank of Chile, Chile, 1939–1947 (Pick 93)

Ivan Artamonov via Numista

banknotes

20 Pesos, Central Bank of Chile, Chile, 1939–1947 (Pick 93)

1939-1947

This 20 Pesos note was issued in Chile by the Central Bank of Chile, with dates recorded from 1939–1947. It belongs to the Peso (1835-1959) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Republic (1818-date). It measures 145 × 70 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Pap…

Documented

Partial type record

10 Pesos = 1 Condor, Central Bank of Chile, Chile, 1958–1959 (Pick 120)

lgalvezp via Numista

banknotes

10 Pesos = 1 Condor, Central Bank of Chile, Chile, 1958–1959 (Pick 120)

1958-1959

This 10 Pesos = 1 Condor note was issued in Chile by the Central Bank of Chile, with dates recorded from 1958–1959. It belongs to the Peso (1835-1959) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Republic (1818-date). It measures 141 × 70 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog o…

Documented

Partial type record

Entries by catalogue category

  • Banknotes6
  • Modern World Coins5

Counts of published entries only. They describe this catalogue's holdings, not everything the issuer or maker produced.

Dated entries by century

  • 19th century7
  • 20th century4

Only the 11 entries carrying their own date to within about 150 years are counted, by the earliest year given. These are catalogue holdings, not production totals.

Materials recorded in the physical descriptions

  • Paper6
  • Copper3
  • Silver1

An entry made of several materials is counted once under each. Materials are counted only where the description states them.

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