Chilean escudo
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For other coins, see Escudo.
The escudo was the currency of Chile between 1960 and 1975, divided into 100 centésimos. It replaced the (old) peso at a rate of 1 escudo = 1000 pesos and was itself replaced by a new peso, at a rate of 1 peso = 1000 escudos. The symbol Eº was used for the escudo.
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escudo chileno (Spanish) | |
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Unit | |
Symbol | Eº |
Denominations | |
Subunit | |
1⁄100 | centésimo |
Banknotes | ½, 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, 500, 1000, 5000, 10000 escudos |
Coins | ½, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 centésimos 1, 5, 10, 50, 100 escudos |
Demographics | |
Date of introduction | 1 January 1960 |
Replaced | Chilean peso |
Date of withdrawal | 29 September 1975 |
Replaced by | Chilean peso |
User(s) | Chile |
Issuance | |
Central bank | Banco Central de Chile |
Website | www |
Mint | Casa de Moneda |
Website | www |
This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete. |
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