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1 Sol José De La Mar y Cortázar
| Issuer | Banco Central de Reserva del Perú |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Thickness | 2 mm |
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| Obverse description | The Peruvian national coat of arms occupies the central field, depicting a quartered shield with a vicuña in the upper left canton, a cinchona tree in the upper right, and a cornucopia in the lower half, surmounted by a civic wreath. The shield is flanked by laurel and palm branches tied at the base with a ribbon. The circular legend BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DEL PERÚ runs along the upper periphery, and the date 2023 appears in the exergue at the base. |
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| Mintage | 2023 LIMA - - 10,000,000 |
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Part of Peru's ongoing "Riqueza y Orgullo del Perú" commemorative series, this issue honors José de La Mar y Cortázar, one of the few Ecuadorian-born figures to serve as president of Peru. Born in Cuenca in 1778, he commanded Peruvian forces at the Battle of Ayacucho in 1824 — the engagement that effectively ended Spanish rule on the continent. His presidency ended not through election or death but exile: ousted by Agustín Gamarra in 1829 and expelled to Costa Rica, where he died the following year.