Evidence coverage: 1851–1960. This is the span of collected observations, not the currency’s lifetime.
This record includes associated currencies and earlier interpretations. The article selects the evidence relevant to its own history.
No distinct predecessor currency is established in the loaded view.
Evidence within this identity, not separate currencies.
Chile’s 9 January 1851 law defined the peso and its decimal divisions within the monetary system continued before the 1960 escudo reform. Same local peso profile; no node for the decimal system or gold denominations.
Sources and qualifications →Dated evidence, not exact birth or extinction dates.
Chile’s 9 January 1851 law defined the peso and its decimal divisions within the monetary system continued before the 1960 escudo reform. Same local peso profile; no node for the decimal system or gold denominations.
C1272Dated observations, not a proven complete lifespan.
Chilean peso converted into Chilean escudo at 1000 old units per new unit. Country-specific currency-history entry. Cash introduction and accounting implementation can differ; earlier unit inputs remain open.
Prior inspected evidence retained; see claim-specific locator
Historical reference, not a 2026 legal-status audit.
Only selected country milestones used.
Chile’s 9 January 1851 law defined the peso and its decimal divisions within the monetary system continued before the 1960 escudo reform. Same local peso profile; no node for the decimal system or gold denominations.
1851 law arts. 2–4
Not a complete origin, lifespan or current-status audit.
1851 law arts. 2–4
Not a complete origin, lifespan or current-status audit.