Canadian Dollar to Chilean Peso — exchange rate

Country of Circulation: Canada

Currency Code, Symbol: CAD, $

Denominations of coins in circulation: 5¢, 10¢, 25¢, $1, $2

Denominations of banknotes in circulation: $5, $10, $20, $50, $100

History: The Canadian dollar (symbol: CA$, code: CAD, number 124) is used for financial operations within Canada. The abbreviation of the currency used on the exchange market and in exchange offices is CAD. One Canadian dollar correlates to 100 cents.The currency was introduced in 1858. The government had used the Spanish real previously. Some types and denominations of the $ currency are not issued anymore. However, Canada officially accepts all types of currency units that have been issued since 1935. It should be mentioned that CAD is included in the list of the most traded world currencies, namely in the top ten.Read More

Country of Circulation: Chile

Currency Code, Symbol: CLP, $

Denominations of coins in circulation: 1000, 2000, 5000, 10,000, 20,000 pesos

Denominations of banknotes in circulation: 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, 500 pesos

History: The Chilean peso ($) is the national currency issued and spread only in Chile. The currency name can be simplified to CLP. The Chilean peso can be changed into coins named centavo.Every CLP has 100 centavos. The currency appeared in circulation in 1817, but was later replaced with escudo. However, the Chilean peso was issued again. Today, both currencies are used at the same time. In 2008, the state mint has issued 50 commemorative coins with a misspelling of the country’s name. Some of these coins were sold at auction. Having a face value of 50 peso, their price could go up to 20 thousand peso. This nuisance led to the fact that the head of the mint was fired.Read More