Crowned coat of arms, flanked by value on left and marks of mint above assayer on right.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
PHILIPPVS D G HISPANIARV
Left of arms: Star and I (Real)
Right of arms: P (Peru) and D (Diego de la Torre) (Translation: Philip, by God`s grace (King of) Spain)
Reverse description
Cross with lions and castles in the angles, within an octolobe.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
ET
INDIARVM REX (Translation: ...and King of the Indies)
Edge
Mint
P Lima, Peru (1565-date)
Mintage
ND
(1570-1572) - X - ND
(1572-1573) - M - ND
(1573-1574) - B - ND (1574) - B over L - ND
(1574-1577) - L - ND (1577) - D with ★ -