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1 Nuevo Sol 450 years Casa Nacional de Moneda
| Issuer | Banco Central de Reserva del Perú |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DEL PERÚ 2015 (Translation: Central Reserve Bank of Peru 2015) |
| Reverse description | A detailed frontal view of the historic Casa Nacional de Moneda (Lima Mint) building dominates the center of the field, rendered in fine relief with its neoclassical facade, arched windows, and a decorative fountain with gardens in the foreground. The large numeral '1' and the Lima mint mark appear to the left and right of the building respectively, with the denomination 1 NUEVO SOL inscribed to the lower left. The three-line legend CASA NACIONAL DE MONEDA / LIMA / 1565-2015 is placed in the upper field, commemorating the 450th anniversary of the mint's foundation. |
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The Casa Nacional de Moneda in Lima — founded by royal decree in 1565 and among the oldest operating mints in the Western Hemisphere — was the primary source of silver coinage for the entire Spanish colonial empire at its peak. The celebrated "cob" reales, or macuquinas, struck there fed transatlantic trade routes for two centuries. This 2015 commemorative marks the mint's 450th anniversary, issued in nickel brass rather than silver, a telling detail about the distance between colonial monetary ambition and modern commemorative economics.