Catalog
5 Soles
| Issuer | Republic of Peru |
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| Year | 1863 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A seated allegorical figure of Liberty faces left at center, draped in classical robes and resting against a fasces inscribed LIBERTAD, while holding a palm frond in her raised right hand. To her right, a radiant sun shield rests on the ground beside her drapery, symbolizing Peruvian sovereignty. The peripheral legend FIRME Y FELIZ POR LA UNION arcs around the upper field, expressing the national motto. The denomination 5 SOLES is engraved in bold letters along the lower exergue. The composition is rendered in high relief with fine detail, enclosed within a dentilated border. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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