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Chilean currency:
Also in 1851, the peso was set equal 5 French francs on the silver standard, 22.5 grams pure silver.
The escudo replaced the peso on 1 January 1960 at a rate 1 escudo = 1000 pesos.
Between 1817 and 1851, silver coins were issued in denominations of ¼, ½, 1 and 2 reales and 1 peso (also denominated 8 reales), with gold coins for 1, 2, 4 and 8 escudos.
In 1860, gold 1 peso coins were introduced, followed by cupro-nickel ½, 1 and 2 centavos between 1870 and 1871.