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2 Centavos Pattern Strike
| Issuer | Peru |
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| Year | 1886 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#Pn25 |
| Obverse description | Central device features a large radiant sun with a human face in high relief, with long alternating plain and striated rays extending toward the periphery. The legend REPUBLICA PERUANA arcs along the upper field, while the date 1886 appears in the lower exergue area. The design is bold and well-executed, consistent with the engraving style of Leonard Charles Wyon. A beaded border frames the entire design. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Additional information |
Peru's decimal coinage reform of the 1860s had largely settled by 1886, making this pattern's purpose ambiguous — it may reflect a proposed minor denomination revision that never advanced through the Lima mint's approval process. Pattern strikes from Lima in this period were sometimes produced at the initiative of mint officials rather than by government decree, which complicates attribution.
KM#Pn25 is sparsely documented in the standard references, with surviving population figures essentially unknown.