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1 Peso Pattern
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de Chile |
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| Year | 1868 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Reverse description | The Chilean coat of arms, comprising a quartered escutcheon with a star, is centrally displayed above a laurel and oak branch wreath tied at the base. Three ostrich plumes (crest) rise above the shield. The mint assayer mark and denomination legend appear in the lower portion of the field, with the issuer's name arcing along the upper periphery. |
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| Mintage | 1868 So - Proof |
| Additional information |
Chilean pattern coinage of the 1860s was produced in the context of serious debate over decimalization and the replacement of the silver-based peso with a more rationalized monetary system. This copper 1 Peso pattern from 1868 almost certainly served as a proposal piece — copper was never a realistic metal for a denomination of this size and value, making its existence an artifact of bureaucratic exploration rather than any genuine production intent.
The Casa de Moneda in Santiago had been operating under Chilean state control since 1851, having previously functioned under Spanish colonial authority. Pattern issues from this period are typically known in extremely small numbers, often single digits.