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4 Reales
| Issuer | Peru |
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| Year | 1835-1840 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | The Peruvian national arms displayed centrally, consisting of a quartered shield bearing a vicuña, a cinchona tree, and a cornucopia, surmounted by a civic crown and flanked by laurel and palm sprigs. The denomination and mint mark appear to the right of the shield, with the date in the exergue below. The encircling legend reads REPUB . PERUANA . separated by dots, with the mint mark monogram, denomination, and assayer's initial incorporated into the legend field. |
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| Reverse description | A standing figure of Liberty facing left, robed in classical drapery, holding a staff topped with a liberty cap in her right hand and resting her left hand upon a rounded shield at her side. The figure stands on a plinth within a plain field, conveying civic allegory characteristic of early republican South American coinage. The surrounding legend FIRME Y FELIZ POR LA UNION is separated by a dot stop, proclaiming national unity. Note: the mint mark appears as a monogram and numerous die varieties are known for this issue. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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