At first glance, the Chilean and Texas flags look almost identical. They can be easily confused since they each contain the same elements: a lone star on a blue background and horizontal red and white bands. Which Flag Came First? Chile’s flag was born of a storied history and went through several versions before arriving […]
The Change from Escudo to Chilean Peso
Matias writes with this question: I need to find out why the currency changed in Chile from the Escudo to the Chilean Peso in 1975. According to the Banco Central de Chile (in Spanish): Law #13.305 in 1959 replaced the peso with the escudo as the monetary unit starting January 1, 1960. A later law […]
