| 裏面の説明 |
The reverse presents a composite artistic design merging the iconic terraced ruins of Machu Picchu in the lower left with the silhouette of Mount Fuji in the lower right, united within a single scenic composition. Linear radiating elements in the upper portion of the field evoke the rays of the rising sun, a motif associated with the Japanese flag, while stylized horizontal stripes at the base allude to the Peruvian national flag. The commemorative legend RELACIONES DIPLOMÁTICAS 150 arcs along the upper field, with the years 1873-2023 and the bilingual inscription PERÚ JAPÓN positioned in the lower portion of the reverse. |
Peru and Japan established formal diplomatic ties in 1873 — one of the earliest such relationships between a Latin American nation and Japan — though the relationship was severely strained by Peru's treatment of Japanese immigrants during World War II, when the government forcibly deported thousands of Japanese Peruvians to internment camps in the United States at Washington's request. The eventual normalization and subsequent deepening of ties made the 150th anniversary a politically meaningful milestone worth commemorating in silver.
The KM#441 assignment places this squarely within Peru's modern commemorative program, which has issued collector-grade .925 silver pieces at this specification consistently since the early 2000s.