Chile 50-CENTAVOS (KM206)

In the mid 1970s, Chile issued another reform coinage that would last only until the end of the century. This time around, 1,000 Old Escudos were replaced with a single Peso.

This 50-centavo coin was first issued in this copper-nickel version (1975-1977), then replaced with an aluminum-bronze version (KM 206a, 1978-1979). I guess they realized that between the 10-centavo coin, and this one, they originally had the metals backward. Since the 50-centavo coin was smaller, it needed to have a higher perceived value than the 10-centavo coin, which is achieved with the gold colour of aluminum-bronze.