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1/2 Real
| Issuer | Republic of North Peru |
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| Year | 1836-1838 |
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| Weight | 1.69 g |
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| Obverse description | Central device comprising the Peruvian coat of arms, depicting three quartered fields with a vicuña, a cinchona tree, and a cornucopia, enclosed within an ornate shield. The arms are flanked on either side by laurel and palm sprigs forming a wreath, with a floral rosette at the top. The date appears in the lower field below the shield. The surrounding legend reads EST · NOR-PERUANO · M · T · M, identifying the issuing state of North Peru along with assayer initials. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Republic of North Peru was a short-lived state created in 1836 when Bolivian president Andrés de Santa Cruz invaded and partitioned Peru as a precursor to his larger project, the Peru-Bolivian Confederation. This coinage was struck during that three-year window before Chilean and Peruvian opposition forces defeated Santa Cruz at the Battle of Yungay in January 1839, dissolving both the northern and southern Peruvian republics along with the Confederation itself.
The issuing authority ceased to exist within roughly three years of this coin's first production run.