Coin: copper ½ cent

Museum number:
16-11970
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21160011970
Accession number:
Acc.892
Object count:
1
Description:
Coin, copper. Half cent. Obverse description: REPUBLICA DE CHILE 1853. A star in the center. Reverse description: ECONOMICA ES RIQUEZA MEDIO CENTAVO. Surrounded by a wreath.
Donor:
Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and University of California Library
Collection place:
Chile
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
1853
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
1853
Accession date:
1946
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Loans:
S1977-1978 #12: Cunningham & Walsh Advertising, Inc. (October 5, 1977–October 13, 1977)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Coin: copper ½ cent, accession number 16-11970, described as Coin, copper. Half cent. Obverse description: REPUBLICA DE CHILE 1853. A star in the center. Reverse description: ECONOMICA ES RIQUEZA MEDIO CENTAVO. Surrounded by a wreath.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Coin: copper ½ cent, accession number 16-11970, described as Coin, copper. Half cent. Obverse description: REPUBLICA DE CHILE 1853. A star in the center. Reverse description: ECONOMICA ES RIQUEZA MEDIO CENTAVO. Surrounded by a wreath.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: copper ½ cent, accession number 16-11970, described as Coin, copper. Half cent. Obverse description: REPUBLICA DE CHILE 1853. A star in the center. Reverse description: ECONOMICA ES RIQUEZA MEDIO CENTAVO. Surrounded by a wreath.

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