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50 Centavos
| Issuer | Chile |
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| Year | 1853-1862 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | A condor displayed with wings fully spread occupies the central field, rendered in fine relief with detailed feathering on the primary and secondary flight feathers. The bird is depicted facing left with talons visible below the body. The circumferential legend POR LA RAZÓN O LA FUERZA arcs around the upper periphery, separated from the device by a plain field. The mint date appears in the lower exergual area flanked by two raised dots, and the entire design is framed by a beaded border. |
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| Reverse description | The Chilean national arms are depicted centrally as a quartered shield bearing a five-pointed star, surmounted by a plumed crest of three large feathers. The shield is encircled by a wreath composed of laurel and other foliate branches tied at the base with a ribbon bow. The legend REPÚBLICA DE CHILE arcs around the upper periphery, and the denomination 50 C. appears in the lower field below the wreath. The design is enclosed within a beaded border. |
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| Mintage | 1853 So - - 769,000 1854 So - - 551,000 1855 So - - 1,354,000 1856 /5 So - - 606,000 1856 1/1 So - 1 / Inverted 1 - 1856 So - - 1858 So - - 245,000 1859 So - - 489,000 1860 So - /59, Rare - 20,000 1860 So - Rare - 1862 So - - 123,000 |
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