Silver 1 peso, Chile, 1874. 1934.1.461

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/1934.1.461

Physical Description

  • Axis: 6

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 24.91
    • Diameter (in mm): 37

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Pt

  • Date on Object

    • Date: 1874
  • Denomination: 1 peso
  • Material: Silver

  • Authority

  • Geographic

  • Obverse

    • Legend: ORLLIE-ANTOINE Ir ROI D'ARAUGANIE ET DE PATAGONIE
    • Type: Shield, crown, stars

  • Reverse

    • Legend: NOUVELLE FRANCE, UN PESO, year
    • Type: Stars, 1/2 wreath

References

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 1934.1.461
  • Department: Latin American
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

  • Provenance

    • J. Guttag

Subjects

  • Era: CE

Notes

  • This series was the result of an unsuccessful attempt by a French lawyer, Orllie-Antoine de Tounens to establish a monarchy in S.Chile. Arrested and deported, he had theses pieces struck ca.1904 in Eur. to sell to collectors and help recoup his financial loses.

Rights

  • CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
  • License: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) (images)
  • Rights: Copyright Undetermined