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Chile Issues a New Currency Despite the Boom in Digital Transactions

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Santiago de Chile, Oct 6 (EFE).- Despite the boom in digital transactions, the Central Bank of Chile released a new currency of 50 Chilean pesos (0.052 dollars at the current exchange) with a purchase made at a fruit and vegetable store in Santiago. «As an issuing institute it is important for us to make more [...] The entry Chile puts in circulation a new currency despite the boom of digital transactions was first published in HolaNews.

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Santiago de Chile, Oct 6 (EFE).- Despite the boom in digital transactions, the Central Bank of Chile released a new currency of 50 Chilean pesos (0.052 dollars at the current exchange) with a purchase made at a fruit and vegetable store in Santiago. «As an issuing institute it is important for us to make more [...] The entry Chile puts in circulation a new currency despite the boom of digital transactions was first published in HolaNews.

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The piece retains the design and diameter of the current one, with which it will coexist and have the same value. The new $10 coin will arrive in January 2027.

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If over the next few days you receive a $50 pesos coin on your return, pay attention. The Central Bank of Chile began on Tuesday, October 6, with the release of a new version of this coin. It will gradually reach businesses and people. At first glance, the new piece [...] The New $50 coin ticket is already circulating in Chile: so you can recognize it when it comes to your hands was first published on Radio Imagina.

Every person over 15 years of age in Chile made an average of 435 digital payments over the past year, representing a 15% increase over the previous balance sheet, according to the Payment Systems Report presented by the monetary authority in August 2026. The post Despite the rise in digital transactions, Chile puts into circulation a new currency appeared first on El Carabobeño.

On Tuesday, October 6, the new $50 pesos currency began to circulate, which will be added to the current ones, which remain in force, as ratified by the Central Bank.

On Tuesday, October 6, the Central Bank of Chile officially launched the progressive distribution of a new $50 coin. This intervention seeks to optimize manufacturing processes without altering the visual identity of the piece. The formal premiere [...] The entry Same design, but lighter: The new piece that began to circulate in Chile and that will soon reach your pocket was first published in Futuro Chile.

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diarioestrategia.cl broke the news on Tuesday, October 6, 2026.
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