Andean condor on rock left.

The Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) is a South American bird in the New World vulture family Cathartidae and is the only member of the genus Vultur. Found in the Andes mountains and adjacent Pacific coasts of western South America, the Andean condor is the largest flying bird in the world by combined measurement of weight and wingspan.

The Andean condor is a national symbol of Chile and plays an important role in the folklore and mythology of the Andean regions.

Engraver: Louis-Oscar Roty

Denomination above date within a wreath of 2 olive branches and with hammer and sickle (☭) as a knot.

Farm and worker instruments and tools have long been used as symbols for proletarian struggle. The combination of hammer and sickle symbolised the combination of farmers and construction workers. One example of use prior to its political instrumentalisation by the Soviet Union is found in Chilean currency circulating since 1895.