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1 Nuevo Sol Gran Almirante Miguel Grau - Peruano del Milenio
| Issuer | Banco Central de Reserva del Perú |
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| Year | 2000 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The Peruvian national coat of arms occupies the central field, featuring the traditional shield divided into three sections depicting a vicuña, a cinchona tree, and a cornucopia, surmounted by a civic wreath and flanked by palm and laurel branches tied at the base. The circular legend BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DEL PERÚ curves along the upper periphery, separated from the dentilated border by a serrated rim. The denomination UN NUEVO SOL appears in large raised lettering across the lower field, with the date 2000 below. The weight 33,625 g is inscribed at the lower left and the fineness PLATA 0.925 at the lower right, with the Lima Mint monogram visible beneath the shield. |
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| Reverse description | A three-quarter facing portrait bust of Grand Admiral Miguel Grau Seminario dominates the central field, rendered in high relief against a maritime background evoking the open sea. A period warship, representing the ironclad monitor Huáscar, is depicted in the background to the right of the effigy, underscoring Grau's legendary naval career during the War of the Pacific. The curved legend GRAN ALMIRANTE DEL PERÚ MIGUEL GRAU arcs along the upper periphery, while the commemorative inscription PERUANO DEL MILENIO appears in the lower field, honoring Grau as Peru's Man of the Millennium. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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