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8 Escudos Constitution - Replica
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de Chile |
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| Year | 1837 |
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| Weight | 23.70 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts a closed book with the word CONSTITUCION inscribed on its spine, a hand resting upon it, and radiating sunrays emanating from behind the book's upper edge, symbolising constitutional enlightenment. The motto IGUALDAD ANTE LA LEI arcs across the upper legend. The denomination 8E and assayer's initial J are placed to the right of the central device, while the fineness notation 21 Qs flanked by decorative mullets appears in the lower exergue. |
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The original 8 escudos of this type were struck at the Santiago mint during Chile's early republican period, when the young nation was still stabilizing its monetary institutions following independence from Spain. The 1837 date places it within the administration of Joaquín Prieto, a period of relative fiscal consolidation after years of post-independence turbulence. This piece is an officially issued replica by the Casa de Moneda de Chile — the same institution that struck the originals — produced for the collector market rather than circulation.