1 Peso 1956 [Chile]
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About the object
- Country
- Chile
- Shape
- Round
- Weight
- 2 g
- Mintage
- 58,250,000 pcs.
- Metal
- Aluminum
- Composition
- Al
- Denomination
- 1 peso
- Currency unit
- Peso
- Orientation
- Coin alignment
- Designer
- obverse: Maurice René G. Thénot
- Reference
- KM# 179a
- Diameter
- 25 mm
Reverse
In the central part - the numeral "1". Below it, a three-line inscription in Spanish: "UN PESO 1956" - "ONE PESO 1956". Above the numeral - the mintmark of the Santiago Mint: "S". Along the edge of the coin from left to right is a laurel wreath. The rim of the coin features decorative elements in the form of semicircles.
Obverse
In the central part, the right-facing profile of Chilean national hero Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme. To the right, his name in Spanish in two lines: "BERNARDO O'HIGGINS". On the truncation of the bust, the designer's initials Maurice René G. Thénot: "M. Thénot". To the left and right along the edge, text in Spanish: "REPUBLICA DE CHILI" - "REPUBLIC OF CHILE". The rim of the coin features a decorative raised pattern of semicircles.
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