Coins CHILE - catalog of coins of different countries: modern coins and banknotes of all countries of the world, samples, gold and silver coins, photos and description.
Monetary unit: Chilean peso. Coins in circulation: 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, 500 pesos. Banknotes in circulation: 1, 000, 2, 000, 5 pesos. The issuing bank is the Central Bank of Chile.
Coins in circulation:
1 pesos. Obverse: In the center - a portrait of Bernardo O'Higgins (1778 - 1842), general, dictator of Chile in 1817 - 1823, leader of the liberation movement. On the right - an explanatory inscription in two lines: LIBERTADOR | B. O'HIGGINS. To the left and right of the portrait, there are semicircular inscriptions: REPUBLICA DE CHILE. Reverse: In the center there is a denomination of 1 PESO framed with a laurel wreath, at the bottom - the year of issue. 1998 Coin, 8-sided shape. Aluminum (Al). Diameter - 16.00 mm., Thickness - 1.20 mm. The weight - 0.70 g. Smooth edge. Designer - René Teno. This type of coin was produced in 1992 - 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011.
5 pesos. Obverse: In the center - a portrait of Bernardo O'Higgins (1778 - 1842), general, dictator of Chile in 1817 - 1823, leader of the liberation movement. On the right - an explanatory inscription in two lines: LIBERTADOR | B. O'HIGGINS. To the left and right of the portrait, there are semicircular inscriptions: REPUBLICA DE CHILE. Reverse: In the center there is a denomination of 5 PESOS, framed by a laurel wreath, at the bottom - the year of issue. 2000 8-sided coin. Aluminum bronze (92% Cu; 6% Al; 2% Ni). Diameter - 15.50 mm., Thickness - 1.57 mm. The weight –2.20 g. The edge is smooth. Designer - René Teno. This type of coin was produced in 1992-2011.
10 pesos. Obverse: In the center - a portrait of Bernardo O'Higgins (1778 - 1842), general, dictator of Chile in 1817 - 1823, leader of the liberation movement. On the right - an explanatory inscription in two lines: LIBERTADOR | B. O'HIGGINS. To the left and right of the portrait, there are semicircular inscriptions: REPUBLICA DE CHILE. Reverse: In the center there is a denomination of 10 PESOS framed with a laurel wreath, below - the year of issue. 2012 Aluminum bronze (92% Cu; 6% Al; 2% Ni). Diameter - 21.00 mm., Thickness - 1.46 mm. The weight - 3.50 g. Corrugated edge. Designer - René Teno. This type of coin was produced in 1990 - 1999, 2000, 2002 - 2012.
50 pesos. Obverse: In the center - a portrait of Bernardo O'Higgins (1778 - 1842), general, dictator of Chile in 1817 - 1823, leader of the liberation movement. On the right - an explanatory inscription in two lines: LIBERTADOR | B. O'HIGGINS. To the left and right of the portrait, there are semicircular inscriptions: REPUBLICA DE CHILE. Reverse: In the center there is a denomination of 50 PESOS framed with a laurel wreath, below - the year of issue. 1994 Aluminum bronze (92% Cu; 6% Al; 2% Ni). Diameter - 25.00 mm., Thickness - 1.80 mm. The weight - 7.00 g. The edge is smooth, with depressed triangles. Designer - René Teno. This type of coin was produced in 1981, 1982, 1985 - 1989, 1991 - 2002, 2005 - 2011.
100 pesos. Obverse: In the center - the coat of arms of the country: a star on a crossed shield, at the top there are three feathers, shield holders - the crowned Andean deer and Andean condor. Under the coat of arms - the year of issue and the denomination in two lines: 100 | PESOS. Reverse: In the center - a portrait of a woman from the Araucanian people in national costume. On the left there is an explanatory inscription: MAPUCHE. Along the edge of the Coin there are inscriptions in a semicircle, separated by dots - above: REPUBLICA DE CHILE, below: PUEBLOS ORIGINARIOS. 2003 Bimetal: ring - aluminum bronze (95% Cu, 5% Al, Cu 70%), insert - nickel-zinc (Ni 15% Zn 15%). Diameter - 23.50 mm., Thickness - 2.00 mm. The weight - 7.50g. The edge is corrugated. This type of coin was produced in 2001, 2003 - 2006, 2008 - 2010.
500 pesos. Obverse: In the center - a bust of the Cardinal of Chile Raul Silva Henriquez (1907 - 1999), below - a laurel wreath. To the left of the bust there is an inscription in three lines: Cardinal Raul Silva Henriquez. At the top of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: REPUBLICA DE CHILE. Reverse: In the center - 500 PESOS denomination framed by a laurel wreath, below - the year of issue. 2001 Bimetal: ring - alpaca (70% Cu 15% Ni 15% Zn), insert - copper-aluminum alloy (95% Cu 5% Al). Diameter - 26.00 mm., Thickness - 1.55 mm. The weight - 6.50 g. Corrugated edge. Obverse designer - F. Orellana. This type of coin was produced in 2000 - 2003, 2008, 2010, 2011.
COINS RARELY MEETING IN CIRCULATION: Coins of the obsolete type, as well as commemorative, special and commemorative coins are rarely found in circulation.
10 pesos. Obverse: In the center is an allegorical depiction of freedom. Along the edge of the Coin there are semicircular inscriptions - below: LIBERTAD, above: REPUBLICA DE CHILE. Reverse: In the center there is a denomination of 10 PESOS framed with a laurel wreath, below - the year of issue. 1988 Brass. Diameter - 21.00 mm., Thickness - 1.20 mm. The weight - 3.50 g. Corrugated edge. Circulation: 45 000 000. Designer - René Teno. This type of coin was produced in 1981, 1982, 1984 - 1990.
100 pesos. Obverse: In the center - the coat of arms of the country: a star on a crossed shield, at the top there are three feathers, shield holders - the crowned Andean deer and Andean condor. At the top of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: REPUBLICA DE CHILE. Reverse: In the center there is a denomination of 100 PESOS framed with a laurel wreath, below - the year of issue. 1994 Aluminum bronze (92% Cu; 6% Al; 2% Ni). Diameter - 26.80 mm., Thickness - 2.13 mm. The weight - 9.00 g. Smooth edge, with an embossed inscription: POR LA RAZON O LA FUERZA. This type of coin was produced in 1981, 1984 - 1987, 1989, 1991 - 2000.
