Coins of the Chilean peso

The reverse of centavo coins depicts a condor, the national bird of Chile, standing on top of a rock with its wings semi-open as if it were warming its body up.

The 50 centavo was made from the same material as the 5 and 10 peso coins, aluminium bronze, which looks like gold.

The 50 Chilean Pesos coin features a portrait of José Miguel Carrera, a notable figure in Chile's fight for independence from Spanish colonial rule.

Carrera is honored as a national hero due to his leadership and efforts during the Chilean War of Independence.

[6] After the peso and centavo were introduced, their value fell by 300% in the first two years of circulation, as money had to be printed for it to enter general circulation, and the peso wasn’t at the time pegged to the dollar but a free-floating currency, its value fell.