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1 Nuevo Sol UNEP
| Issuer | Banco Central de Reserva del Perú |
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| Year | 1994 |
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| Thickness | 2.2 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Two Andean camelids — rendered in a stylized composition — stand in the central field against a backdrop of Andean mountain peaks. The United Nations emblem, comprising a world map viewed from the North Pole surrounded by olive branches, appears in the upper right portion of the field accompanied by the acronym UNEP, identifying this issue as a coin struck in support of the United Nations Environment Programme. The denomination legend UN NUEVO SOL arcs along the lower periphery, with UNEP completing the reverse inscription. |
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Issued as part of Peru's ongoing commemorative program in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme, this coin appeared during a period when the Banco Central was actively using its silver issues to court international collectors rather than domestic circulation. The .999 fineness — finer than the sterling standard used for most sovereign bullion coinage — points to a production run aimed squarely at the numismatic export market.
KM#314 is one of several Peruvian UNEP-themed pieces from the early 1990s, each tied to a specific environmental subject under the broader UN initiative launched in 1972 at Stockholm.