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Chile Flag vs. Texas Flag

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 [...]

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Posted September 8, 2008 in History | 14 Comments »

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 [...]

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Posted June 23, 2008 in Ask Pepe, History | Add Your Comment »

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