It is the currency of Chile since 1975, with a previous version used from 1817 to 1960 and the currency code $, ISO 4217 gave the currency CLP symbol, and consists of 100 centavos, and there are no circulating Centavos coins, the rate of exchange Chilean peso against the US dollar is a dollar 559.7 pesos In 2009, on September 3 the exchange rate was 485.23 pesos per US dollar .  

The first peso from 1817 to 1960

He appeared in 1817 and was equivalent to 8 Spanish rials, until 1851 the peso was made up of 8 Spanish rials, and the escudo was equivalent to 2 pesos.

Second peso

Appeared on September 29, 1975, coins 1, 5, 10, 50 and 100 pesos, and banknotes 5, 10 and 50 pesos. Then, pesos worth much higher 500 pesos appeared in May 1977, 1000 pesos in June 1978, 5000 in July 1982, 10,000 in 1989, 2000 in 1997 and 20,000 in December 1998, and 5, 10, 50, 100 and 500 pesos were converted to Metallic and 1000, 2000, 5000, 10000, 20000 paper.