¡Hoy es domingo dividido! (Today is divided Sunday!)
La fecha es el diecinueve (19) de diciembre del año dos mil veintiuno. (The date is December 19, 2021.)
La moneda de la semana es: el peso chileno. (The currency of the week is: the Chilean peso.)
One peso is equivalent to 100 centavos (cents).
The currency symbol used with Chilean pesos is $. As you will see below, there are informal names for some of the coins and banknotes. Some banknote nicknames refer to the person who’s printed on them.
| Coins | Banknotes | |
| 1 (un) peso | 500 (quinientos) pesos – referred to as quina | |
| 5 (cinco) pesos | 1 000 (mil) pesos – referred to as luca | |
| 10 (diez) pesos | 2 000 (dos mil) pesos | |
| 50 (cincuenta) pesos | 5 000 (cinco mil) pesos – referred to as gabriela | |
| 100 (cien) pesos – referred to as gamba (meaning “prawn”) | 10 000 (diez mil) pesos – referred to as arturo or arturito | |
| 500 (quinientos) pesos – referred to as quina | 20 000 (veinte mil) pesos |
The ISO 4217 code for Chilean pesos is CLP.
The current exchange rate is about 844 Chilean pesos to the US dollar. (For up-to-date exchange rates, visit xe.com.)
¡Que tengas un domingo divino! (May you have a delightful Sunday!)
L. A. Feliz