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1/2 Centavo
| Issuer | Republic of Chile |
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| Year | 1851 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | ECONOMIA ES RIQUEZA MEDIO CENTAVO |
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Chile's 1851 copper fractional issue came at a moment when the republic was struggling to supply small-denomination coinage adequate for daily market transactions. Silver dominated the Santiago mint's output, and copper struck in useful fractions was an intermittent commitment at best. This particular type had a short production window, and surviving examples in problem-free condition are harder to source than catalog frequency suggests.