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The peso is the currency of Chile.The current peso has circulated since 1975, with a previous version circulating between 1817 and 1960.Its symbol is defined as a letter S with either one or two vertical bars superimposed prefixing the amount, [1] $ or ; the single-bar symbol, available in most modern text systems, is almost always used.
The Unidad de Fomento (UF) is a unit of account used in Chile. It is a non-circulating currency; [1] the exchange rate between the UF and the Chilean peso is constantly adjusted for inflation so that the purchasing power of the Unidad de Fomento remains almost constant on a daily basis during low inflation. It was created on 20 January 1967 ...
The Chilean peso (symbol: $) was the legal tender of Chile from 1817 until 1960, when it was replaced by the escudo, a currency that was itself replaced in 1975 by a new peso. [ 1 ] It was established in 1817, together with the country's independence, and in 1851 the decimal system was established in the peso, which was made up of 100 centavos.
De facto exchange-rate arrangements in 2022 as classified by the International Monetary Fund. Floating ( floating and free floating ) Soft pegs ( conventional peg , stabilized arrangement , crawling peg , crawl-like arrangement , pegged exchange rate within horizontal bands )
Chilean peso $ CLP Centavo: 100 3 ... A currency is a kind of money and medium of exchange. Currency includes paper, cotton, or polymer banknotes and metal coins ...
The escudo was the currency of Chile between 1960 and 1975, divided into 100 centésimos.It replaced the (old) peso at a rate of 1 escudo = 1000 pesos and was itself replaced by a new peso, at a rate of 1 peso = 1000 escudos.
Starting in 1878, the Chilean state increased the issuing of new banknotes (fiat currency) causing the Chilean peso to devaluate. [2] When the War of the Pacific began in 1879 the government issued more fiat currency in order to afford the costly war, and continued to do so in 1880 and 1881. [3]
The 1982 crisis has been traced to the overvalued Chilean peso, which had been helped by being pegged to the US dollar, and to the high interest rates in Chile, which would have hampered investment in productive activities. In fact, from 1979 to 1982, much [vague] of the spending in Chile was the consumption of goods and services.