A complete set of coins from the southernmost country in the world<\/p>\n
Bernardo O’Higgins (1778\u20131842)<\/p>\n
led Chile to independence from the Spanish<\/p>\n
colonial rule as captain-general<\/p>\n
and later became head of state.<\/p>\n
Today, he is revered as a national hero and founding father.<\/p>\n
On the obverses of coins in denominations from 1 to 50 pesos<\/p>\n
This set depicts his portrait.<\/p>\n
On bimetallic coins of 100 and 500 pesos<\/p>\n
depicts a woman in traditional Mapuche dress and<\/p>\n
portrait of the Archbishop of Santiago de Chile Raul Silva Henriquez.<\/p>\n
The reverse features denominations, laurel branches and the national coat of arms.<\/p>\n
Coins of 1 and 5 pesos are seven-sided and<\/p>\n
no longer minted as of 2017.<\/p>\n
The 50 peso coin is 10-sided.<\/p>\n
– Three different coin shapes<\/p>\n
– South American freedom fighter<\/p>\n
– Includes bimetallic coins<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":77275,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[4268,1065],"product_tag":[3084],"giftcard-category":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-19580","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-collectible","7":"product_cat-world-coin-sets","8":"product_tag--en","9":"pa_country-chile","10":"pa_quality-mark-uncirculated","12":"first","13":"instock","14":"taxable","15":"shipping-taxable","16":"purchasable","17":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"\n