Chile 100 Pesos

While it's possible that a silver 100 Pesos coin was struck in Chile between 1925 and 1932, my three decades handling coins suggest otherwise—most high-denomination pieces from that era were gold.

If such a silver variant existed, it might have been an experimental strike or a response to metal shortages, but I've never examined one firsthand.

Chilean mints during the 1920s often reused planchets from earlier issues, potentially including silver from defunct colonial coins, yet records are spotty.

Economic instability drove these productions, though exact figures remain unknown due to archival losses.

Perhaps the real curiosity lies in how these coins circulated amid global depression, but that's speculation.