Description:
Obverse
Old version of coat of arms, surrounded with country name.
Reverse
Value on center, surrounded with laurel and olive wreaths tied with bow on bottom; all surrounded with legend. Date on excergue
NOTE: 1877 issue was minted at Paris, and shows mintmarks with letter "A" (as engraver id.) between them, below value; on 1893 new issue was mint at Santiago, but has no mintmark nor engraver id.
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