Country:

Chile

Series:

1960~1975 - Escudos (CLE)

Catalog codes:

World Coins km 190

Themes:

Animals (Fauna) | Birds | Birds of Prey | Crops | Plants (Flora)

Issued on:

1960

Last issue date:

1971

Distribution:

Standard Circulation

Mints:

Casa de Moneda de Chile, Santiago, Chile

Composition:

Aluminium-Bronze

Edge:

Reeded/grained

Orientation:

Coin alignment ↑O↓

Shape:

Circular

Rim:

Raised. Rectangles. Both sides

Weight:

4.12 grams

Diameter:

23.3 mm

Thickness:

1.56 mm

Face value:

5 c - Chilean centésimo

Known mintage:

160,720,000

Composition Details:

~ 81-63% copper, 9-27% tin, 10% aluminium

Score:

15% Accuracy: Very High

Description:

Front: (large value) 5 CENTESIMOS (arced)
above (year) 1960 - 1970
legend: (top) E ͦ (Escudo cents, left/right) 2 mirrored arced spikes (ears)
mint mark: (bottom, between spacers) ‹So› (santiago Mint)
Back: Flying Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus)
legend: (state name, lower-left) REPUBLICA
(lower-right) DE CHILE
Edge: G - grained, type: raised rectangles