| Issuer | Peru |
| Year | 1879-1880 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 5 Centavos (0.05 PEH) |
| Currency | Sol (1863-1985) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 2.5 g |
| Dimensions | 16.8 mm |
| Thickness | 1.5 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#197 |
| Obverse description | Face in the shape of a sun. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA PERUANA CINCO CENTAVOS |
| Reverse description | From 1879 to 1884, Bolivia, Chile and Peru clashed in the War of the Pacific for control of huge piles of bird droppings (guano), mined for nitrates. Chile won, Bolivia became a landlocked nation, and Peru almost collapsed. During this war, Peru minted these cupro-nickel coins, which they called `provisional currency`, in place of their usual silver coins. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | MONEDA PROVISIONAL 5 CENTAVOS |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | 1879 - - 12 000 000 1879 - Proof - 1880 - - 2 000 000 |
| Catalog ID | 7993522060 |
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