Chile - coins 20 centavos 1865-1959

Peso=10 decimos=100 centavos

20 centavos 1852-1859

silver 0.900
23.0 mm.
5.00 grams
Edge: reeded
Years of mintage:
1852, 1853, 1854, 1855, 1856, 1857, 1858, 1859
Feathered arms inside the shield / 20 C / REPÚBLICA DE CHILE
Condor with outstretched wings / POR LA RAZON O LA FUERZA / year of minting
KM#125
Coin value in condition "VF" - 50-100 USD

20 centavos 1860-1862 - reduced weight

silver 0.900
23.0 mm.
4.60 grams
Edge: reeded
Years of mintage:
1860, 1861, 1862
Feathered arms inside the shield / 20 C / REPÚBLICA DE CHILE
Condor with outstretched wings / POR LA RAZON O LA FUERZA / year of minting
KM#125a
Coin value in condition "F" - 20-40 USD

20 centavos 1863-1867

silver 0.900
23.0 mm.
4.60 grams
Edge: reeded
Years of mintage:
1863, 1864, 1865, 1866, 1867
Feathered arms inside the shield / 20 CENTs / REPÚBLICA DE CHILE
Condor with outstretched wings and claw on shield / POR LA RAZON O LA FUERZA / year of minting
KM#135
Coin value in condition "F" - 20-40 USD

20 centavos 1867-1879 - smaller garland, weight increase, karat reduced

silver 0.835
23.0 mm.
5.00 grams
Edge: reeded
Years of mintage:
1867, 1868, 1869, 1870, 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878, 1879
Feathered arms inside the shield / 20 CENTs / REPÚBLICA DE CHILE
Condor with outstretched wings and claw on shield / POR LA RAZON O LA FUERZA / year of minting
KM#138.1
Coin value in condition "VF" - 20-40 USD

20 centavos 1879-1893 - reduced karat

silver 0.500
23.0 mm.
5.00 grams
Edge: reeded
Years of mintage:
1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1893
Feathered arms inside the shield / 20 CENTs / REPÚBLICA DE CHILE .0.5.
Condor with folded wings / POR LA RAZON O LA FUERZA / year of minting
KM#138.2
Coin value in condition "VF" - 15-30 USD

20 centavos 1891-1893 - underline below "S" in CENTs

silver 0.500
23.0 mm.
5.00 grams
Edge: reeded
Years of mintage:
1891, 1892, 1893
Feathered arms inside the shield / 20 CENTs / REPÚBLICA DE CHILE .0.5.
Condor with folded wings / POR LA RAZON O LA FUERZA / year of minting
KM#138.4
Coin value in condition "VF" - 15-30 USD

20 centavos 1891 - reduced karat and weight

silver 0.200
23.0 mm.
4.60 grams
Edge: reeded
Years of mintage:
1891
Feathered arms inside the shield / 20 CENTs / REPÚBLICA DE CHILE .0.2.
Condor with folded wings / POR LA RAZON O LA FUERZA / year of minting
KM#138.3
Coin value in condition "VF" - 50-100 USD

20 centavos 1896

silver 0.835
21.5 mm.
4.00 grams
Edge: reeded
Years of mintage:
1896
Laurel wreath surrounds face value / VEINTE CENTAVOS / year of minting
Defiant condor on the rock / REPÚBLICA DE CHILE
KM#151.1
Coin value in condition "VF" - 30-50 USD

20 centavos 1899-1907 - reduced karat

silver 0.500
21.5 mm.
4.00 grams
Edge: reeded
Years of mintage:
1899, 1906, 1907
Laurel wreath surrounds face value / VEINTE CENTAVOS / year of minting
Defiant condor on the rock / REPÚBLICA DE CHILE / 0.5.
KM#1515.2
Coin value in condition "VF" - 10-20 USD

20 centavos 1907-1920 - reduced karat and weight

silver 0.400
21.5 mm.
3.00 grams
Edge: reeded
Years of mintage:
1907, 1908, 1909, 1912, 1913, 1919, 1920
Laurel wreath surrounds face value / VEINTE CENTAVOS / year of minting
Defiant condor on the rock / REPÚBLICA DE CHILE
KM#151.3
Coin value in condition "VF" - 5-15 USD

20 centavos 1916 - increased karat

silver 0.450
21.5 mm.
3.00 grams
Edge: reeded
Years of mintage:
1916
Laurel wreath surrounds face value / VEINTE CENTAVOS / year of minting
Defiant condor on the rock / REPÚBLICA DE CHILE / 0.45
KM#156.4
Coin value in condition "VF" - 10-30 USD

20 centavos 1920-1929

copper-nickel
22.5 mm.
4.50 grams
Edge: plain
Years of mintage:
1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1929
Laurel wreath surrounds face value / 20 CENTAVOS / year of minting
Defiant condor on the rock / REPÚBLICA DE CHILE
KM#167.1
Coin value in condition "VF" - 3-5 USD

20 centavos 1932-1941

copper-nickel
22.5 mm.
4.50 grams
Edge: plain
Years of mintage:
1932, 1933, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941
Laurel wreath surrounds face value / 20 CENTAVOS / year of minting
Defiant condor on the rock / REPÚBLICA DE CHILE / O. ROTY
KM#167.3
Coin value in condition "XF" - 1-3 USD

20 centavos 1942-1953, “Chaucha”

copper
18.0 mm.
3.00 grams
Edge: plain
Years of mintage:
1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953
Value flanked by Copihue (Lapageria rosea) / 20 CENTAVOS / year of minting
Armored bust of General Bernardo O'Higgins right / REPÚBLICA DE CHILE / BERNARDO O'HIGGINS
KM#177
Coin value in condition "XF" - 2-3 USD