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1/5 Libra Trade Coinage
| Issuer | Casa Nacional de Moneda, Lima |
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| Year | 1906-1969 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Right-facing bareheaded bust of an indigenous Inca figure, depicted with long hair, a circular earring, and a feathered headband, rendered in a classical portrait style. The legend VERDAD I JUSTICIA arches across the upper periphery, divided by the portrait, while the denomination 1/5 DE LIBRA is inscribed along the lower border. The design evokes pre-Columbian heritage in a neoclassical numismatic tradition. |
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| Reverse lettering | VERDAD I JUSTICIA ·1/5 DE LIBRA· (Translation: Truth and Justice) |
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The Peruvian libra was pegged to the British sovereign at exact parity — same fineness, same alloy, fractional weights proportionally scaled — making it one of the few Latin American gold series designed explicitly for international trade acceptance rather than domestic accounting. The 1/5 libra, at 1.6 g, mirrors the British half-sovereign's fractional logic applied to a fifth denomination. Production continued sporadically through 1969, long after Peru had abandoned the libra as legal tender, purely to supply the collector and bullion export market.