Buy Chilean Gold Coins – South America's Numismatic Heritage
Chile contributes 3 gold products at CelticGold from the Chilean republican era – a small but historically significant selection reflecting Chile's long tradition as one of South America's most stable monetary nations and the country of the world's longest continuous desert, the Atacama, which contains enormous mineral wealth.
History – The Casa de Moneda de Chile
The Casa de Moneda de Chile (Chilean Mint) was founded in Santiago in 1749 under Spanish colonial rule – making it one of the oldest mints in the Americas, predating US Mint operations by over 40 years. It minted colonial silver and gold for the Spanish Crown from the mines of the Andes.
After Chilean independence (1818), the Mint continued as the national monetary institution of the Republic of Chile. Chilean gold coins – particularly 50-peso and 100-peso gold pieces from the late 19th and early 20th centuries (bearing 900/1,000 fineness with genuine fine gold content) – are the most internationally recognised Chilean numismatic pieces available to European collectors.
