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SPANISH COLONIAL - VICEROYALTY OF PERU-CAPTAINCY OF CHILE
8
Escudos - 1814-So
KM-078 - 27,07 g - 35,6 mm
Mintage
- 0,029M
The obverse features a bust of Ferdinand VII encircled by the Latin legend FERDIN-VII-D-G-HISP-ET-IND-REX (Ferdinand VII by Grace of God King of Spain and the Indies) with the date 1814 below the bust. The reverse has the crowned Habsburg arms encircled by a garter of the Order of the Golden Fleece. The denomination 8 S flanks the arms. The letters FJ , initials of the mintmasters (for Francisco Rodriguez Brochero and Jose Maria de Bobadilla) are at the right bottom.
REPUBLIC
8 Escudos - 1824
KM-84
- 27,00 g
Edge - Engrailed
Mintage - 0,010M
This coin was the first series of 8 Escudo pieces after the formation of the republic. The obverse has a scene of two volcanoes in a mountain range under a radiating sun with A.D. 1818 within a wreath. A Spanish legend EL ESTADO DE CHILE CONSTITUT o INDEPENDIENTE * (The Independent Constitutional State of Chile). The reverse has two Chilean flags flanking a monument., all within a wreath. The national legend POR LA RAZON, O LA FUERA (For the Reason, or the Outside), the mintmark o over S, the denomination 8E, the initial I for the mintmaster, and the date 1824.
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Chile 1
10 Pesos - 1853
KM-123 - 15,25 g
Mintage
- 0,206M
The obverse has the Chilean arms surrounded by the legend REPUBLICA DE CHILE (Republic of Chile), the mintmark (S with a superimposed o), and the date at the bottom. The reverse features a standing Liberty figure with the Constitution on a pedestal to her right surrounded by the legend IGUALDAD ANTE LA LEI (Equality Before the Law) with the denomination 10 Ps at the bottom.
5 Pesos - 1859/8
KM-130 - 7,53 g - 22,5 mm
Edge - Engrailed
Mintage
- 0,066M
The obverse has the Chilean arms surrounded by the legend REPUBLICA DE CHILE (Republic of Chile), the mintmark (S with a superimposed o), and the date 1859/8 at the bottom. The reverse features a standing Liberty figure with the Constitution on a pedestal to her right surrounded by the legend IGUALDAD ANTE LA LEI (Equality Before the Law) with the denomination 5 Ps at the bottom.
2 Pesos - 1860
KM-132 - 3,05 g
Mintage
- 0,078M
The obverse has the Chilean arms surrounded by the legend REPUBLICA DE CHILE (Republic of Chile), the mintmark (S with a superimposed o), and the date 1860 at the bottom. The reverse features a standing Liberty figure with the Constitution on a pedestal to her right surrounded by the legend IGUALDAD ANTE LA LEI (Equality Before the Law) with the denomination 2 Ps at the bottom.
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