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100 Condores Robinson Crusoe
| Issuer | Chile |
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| Year | 2014 |
| Type | Fantasy coin |
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| Reverse description | A detailed relief depiction of an olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) is shown in profile, facing left, occupying the central field with naturalistic rendering of the carapace scutes and flippers. The denomination 100 CONDORES appears in the upper left field. The legend TORTUGA OLIVACEA curves along the right periphery in inverted orientation. The three-line inscription ISLA / ROBINSON / CRUSOE is prominently displayed across the lower field, referencing the Chilean island to which this fantasy piece is attributed. |
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| Reverse lettering | 100 CONDORES TORTUGA OLIVACEA ISLA ROBINSON CRUSOE |
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Robinson Crusoe Island — officially renamed from Más a Tierra by the Chilean government in 1966 specifically to boost tourism — is part of the Juan Fernández Archipelago and the site where Alexander Selkirk, the Scottish sailor who inspired Defoe's novel, was marooned from 1704 to 1709. Chile has issued regional and commemorative copper-based pieces tied to its island territories as part of broader efforts to assert administrative identity over remote Pacific holdings. The 100 Condores denomination itself is a throwback unit; the Condor was displaced as Chile's primary currency by the Escudo in 1960 and again by the Peso in 1975, making its revival here purely commemorative in character.