2 Centavos Pattern Strike

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.