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2 Pounds - Chiloé
| Issuer | Chile |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Value | 2 Pounds |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the coat of arms of Chiloé Island, depicting two rocky promontories rising above stylized waves, surmounted by a globe and a mural crown, surrounded by five stars. The shield is encircled by an ornamental wreath of branches flanked by cannons and telescopes. The legend ISLA DE CHILOÉ arcs along the upper rim, while the denomination 2 POUNDS appears at the bottom within a decorative ribbon banner. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Chiloé, the large island archipelago off southern Chile, spent decades under Spanish colonial control after the mainland had already fallen to patriot forces — it was the last territory in South America to be incorporated into an independent republic, finally surrendering in 1826. This coin appears to be part of Chile's ongoing regional identity series, which has drawn on that layered colonial and indigenous history.
The colorized brass format places it firmly in the modern commemorative collector market rather than circulation.