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1 Nuevo Sol Danza de las Tijeras
| Issuer | Banco Central de Reserva del Perú |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Value | 1 Sol |
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| Obverse description | At centre, the national coat of arms of Peru is displayed above the denomination and date, all enclosed within a beaded inner circle. Surrounding this central motif, twelve shields representing the coats of arms of Ibero-American nations are arranged around the periphery in the field. The legend encircling the design reads BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DEL PERÚ, with the inscriptions UN NUEVO SOL and PLATA 0.925 also present. This coin belongs to the Ibero-American series issued jointly by multiple Latin American and Iberian nations. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts three figures performing the traditional Andean Danza de las Tijeras (Scissors Dance) in elaborate ceremonial costumes, rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished proof field. The central dancer, shown in dynamic posture with ornate headdress, is flanked by two musicians, one playing a violin and another an harp. A decorative border of repeating triangular and arrow-head motifs frames the entire design. The legend DANZA DE LAS TIJERAS arcs across the upper field, and the inscription PERÚ appears in the lower portion of the field. |
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The Danza de las Tijeras — Scissors Dance — is a ritual performance tradition originating in the Ayacucho and Apurímac highlands, practiced by male dancers (dansaq) who compete in increasingly extreme feats of endurance and skill while wielding a pair of metal blades in one hand. The Spanish colonial church actively suppressed it as devil worship for centuries, which drove the tradition underground and paradoxically preserved it in remote communities where ecclesiastical oversight was limited.
UNESCO inscribed the dance on its Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2010, but this coin predates that recognition by thirteen years — part of a Peruvian series honoring indigenous traditions before international bodies had taken notice.