Chilean escudo
The Chilean escudo was the currency of Chile between 1960 and 1975 . It was divided into 100 centésimos . It replaced the (old) Chilean peso in the ratio of 1 escudo = 1000 pesos and was in turn replaced by the (new) Chilean peso in the ratio 1 peso = 1000 escudos . The currency symbol Eº was used for the escudo .
Until 1851, Chile also issued gold escudos modeled on the Spanish escudo , which were worth 16 reales or 2 pesos.
Coins
In 1960 coins of 1, 2, 5 and 10 centésimos were introduced; In 1962 a ½ Centésimo coin was also minted. In 1971 a new series of coins was issued with pieces of 10, 20 and 50 centésimos as well as 1, 2 and 5 escudos. In 1974 the values 10, 50 and 100 escudos were added.
Banknotes
In 1960 a provisional series of notes was issued in the form of overprints on old peso notes. The face values were ½, 1, 5, 10 and 50 centésimos and 1, 5, 10 and 50 escudos. Regular escudo notes were introduced in 1962 with the denominations ½, 1, 5, 10, 50 and 100 escudos. In 1967 the nominal values of 500, 1000, 5000 and 10,000 escudos were added.