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50 Centavos
| Issuer | Copiapó, City of |
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| Year | 1859 |
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| Currency | Old peso (1835-1959) |
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| Obverse description | Uniface coin. Central device consists of a heraldic shield with downward-pointing base, bearing a five-pointed star in the center of the field. Below the shield, the denomination inscription '50.C' appears within a raised oval cartouche. The design is executed in low relief with no surrounding legend, consistent with a locally produced emergency or provisional issue. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Blank field; the reverse is entirely plain and unadorned, confirming the uniface nature of this provisional coinage struck for local circulation in the mining city of Copiapó. |
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