| Obverse description | Coat of Arms within circle, legend around |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DEL PERU
1978 (Translation: Central Reserve Bank of Peru 1978) |
| Reverse description | Tupac Amaru, the last indigenous leader of the Inca people in Peru |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | TUPAC AMARU 10 SOLES DE ORO |
| Edge | Smooth |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | 1978 - KM# 272.2 (Small arms , large letters, inner circle 17.2 mm) - 1978 - KM#272.1 (Large arms, small letters, 18.4 mm) - 46 970 000 1979 - KM# 272.2 (Small arms , large letters, inner circle 17.2 mm) - 82 220 000 1980 - KM# 272.2 (Small arms , large letters, inner circle 17.2 mm) - 99 595 000 1981 - KM# 272.2 (Small arms , large letters, inner circle 17.2 mm) - 25 660 000 1982 - KM# 272.2 (Small arms , large letters, inner circle 17.2 mm) - 61 035 000 1983 - KM# 272.2 (Small arms , large letters, inner circle 17.2 mm) - 15 820 000 |
| Catalog ID | 2223626900 |
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