Moneta's Temple and Gallery

Chile - 5 Pesos 1927

Moneta — Sat, 05 Feb 2022 14:48:01 -0500

by: Moneta

Description: So mintmark: Casa de Moneda de Chile, Santiago, Chile (1743-date). Hairlines; 2.7 mm '9' w/ 0,9 (comma); 965 k struck.

Chile - 5 Centavos 1908

Moneta — Sat, 05 Feb 2022 14:42:24 -0500

by: Moneta

Description: Condor brought to you by the famous engraver Oscar Roty.

Chile 1894 Pattern

Moneta — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:43:28 -0400

by: Moneta

Description: Pattern Essai of 1894 by Tasset of France. This represents the very first known use of the Hammer & Sickle device. All research will tell you that this design was adopted by the Communist Soviets of Russia in 1917. I plan on writing a monograph on the Hammer & Sickle as used by various world governments. This pattern and subsequent coins of Chile from 1895 onwards proves the design already existed and is a perfect symbol to express the important elements of industry and agriculture in society. This pattern is not physically in the museum and is a borrowed photo of a v. rare pattern coin.

Chile 1895 over 4 Peso

Moneta — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:21:06 -0400

by: Moneta

Description: Here is the unlisted (in KM) version of the 1895 Peso of Chile. Please see the pattern of 1894 by Tasset of France. Here the reverse die has been insufficiently modified to completely hide the 1894 pattern in preparation for the first business strike of 1895. The '5' has been expanded to better view the differences. The die exibits the beginning of cracking seen in the plain '5' example in the Museum.

Chile Peso 1895

Moneta — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:10:28 -0400

by: Moneta

Description: Here is an example of the first year of issue of this handsome coin that features the spread wings of a Condor. The reverse presents the first known use of the familiar Hammer & Sickle design made famous by Communist regimes. Please see the 1894 pattern by Tasset presented here. Also, be sure to examine '1895 over 4' example which is unlisted in KM. Detailed photos of the '5' on each coin is presented. Also this plane '5' version shows prominent die cracking on the reverse, particularly around the "S" of the Santiago mintmark. An example of the 1910 version of the coin is also presented. This coin design was featured through various sizes, metals, and silver coins of varying fineness from 1895 to 1940.

Chile Peso 1910

Moneta — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:30:59 -0400

by: Moneta

Description: Chile Peso - a one year issue of .900 fine. One interesting feature of this coin is the use of the traditional Communist symbol of the Hammer & Sickle on the reverse. All references to this symbol, that I can find so far, say this iconic image was first used by the Russian Soviets. It appears on the coins of the R.S.F.S.R., and later on the U.S.S.R., all through their histories. The last country to use this symbol is Transnistria (Moldavian Republic, they are presented in the Museum). Chile first used the Hammer & Sickle on their coins beginning in 1895. So there's a chance that the Soviets borrowed this ideal symbol, representing agriculture and industry, from Chile. Chile, I believe, was the first country to devise a welfare system. I plan on presenting thorough research on this, and other Communist symbology, here in the future. Contact me if you have any information.