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1 Nuevo Sol Mariano Melgar
| Issuer | Banco Central de Reserva del Perú |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#387 |
| Obverse description | The Peruvian national coat of arms, featuring a shield divided into three fields depicting a vicuña, a cinchona tree, and a cornucopia, flanked by palm and laurel branches tied at the base, occupies the center of the field. The denomination UN NUEVO SOL appears prominently below the arms, with the date 2015 beneath. The circular legend BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DEL PERU runs along the upper periphery, while the weight 33.625g and fineness PLATA .925 are inscribed in smaller characters flanking the lower field. A small mint mark appears below the coat of arms. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Mariano Melgar was a poet and patriot executed by royalist firing squad in 1815 at age 24, following the defeat of the Pumacahua Rebellion — one of the bloodiest early uprisings against Spanish colonial rule in what would become Peru. This coin was issued exactly two centuries after his death, part of the Banco Central's long-running "Riqueza y Orgullo del Perú" commemorative silver program. Melgar is also credited with developing the yaraví, a melancholic Andean song form blending Quechua musical tradition with Spanish verse structure.