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Coin 1 peso 1956

1 peso 1956 Demonetized
KM №

179

Value

1 peso

Year

1954-1958

Material

Aluminium

Weight, g.

2

Diameter, mm

25

Orientation

Coin alignment ↑↓

Obverse

Bernardo O'Higgins (1778-1842)

Reverse

Value

Comments

Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme was a Chilean independence leader who, together with José de San Martín, freed Chile from Spanish rule in the Chilean War of Independence. Although he was the second Supreme Director of Chile (1817–1823), he is considered one of Chile's founding fathers, as he was the first holder of this title to head a fully independent Chilean state. O'Higgins was of Spanish and Irish ancestry.