All the Chile Gold Coins were produced by the Chilean Mint – La Casa de Moneda de Chile – which was founded in 1743 by the King of Spain.
One of the top priorities of Spain when conquering the American continents was to acquire gold, especially Chilean gold. Latin American Gold Coins carry a remarkably rich history which makes them exclusive pieces among world gold coins. It does not store any personal data.Latin American Gold Coins: Sizes and Designs The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other.
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These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. An attractive NGC AU-55 example of this historic coin is Lot 23181 in Stack’s Bowers Ponterio’s November 2011 Baltimore auction, a pleasing example of one of the great under-stated rarities of all modern Latin American coinage. Not all were recovered, and the few escapees are the source of virtually all 1937 Pesos accessible to collectors in 2011. By some oversight, all bags of 1937 coins ended up on the Havana dock for loading aboard an anchored freighter, but workers dropped one of the sacks, which burst and scattered coins in all directions. The Bank, in keeping with the traditions of courtesy that permeated Cuban society before the Castro years, reserved a small supply of each A.B.C. Some 80 million silver Pesos were held in bank reserves until 1951, when most were sold for their contemporary value as silver bullion. He finally stepped down after a major uprising directed by an underground organization known only as the “A.B.C.” The existing Cuban coins with Arms and Star continued in circulation, and most of the new “A.B.C.” Pesos went into permanent storage at the Banco Nacional de Cuba to serve as backing for newly issued Silver Certificates. With the arrival of the worldwide Depression he became increasingly authoritarian, relying on a brutally effective secret police force known as the Porra, and survived several attempts to overthrow his rule. Initially a nationalist and reformer, Machado (born 1871, died Miami 1939) had fought in the War of Independence against Spain, entered the political arena and served as president through the prosperous 1920s. This handsome type was first struck in 1934, following the violent overthrow of Cuban dictator General Gerardo Machado, president 1925-1933. silver dollar) denomination and REPUBLICA DE CUBA. The reverse bore the Cuban Arms, statement of fineness and weight (those of a U.S. The obverse presented a modernistic, streamlined half-length Liberty bust facing right toward a radiant 5-pointed star from the country’s Arms and its flag, la Estrella solitaria, the Lone Star. As the late dean of Cuban numismatics Thomas Lismore once wrote, “There cannot be many occasions in modern times when the coins of a 13 million issue have become such rarities.” He was referring to the 1937 silver Peso of the Republic of Cuba, struck at the Philadelphia Mint with a bold design first introduced in 1934.
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