5 Soles In Hoc Signo Vinces

Issued by the Sociedad de Beneficencia Pública de Lima, this is a token rather than a state coinage — a distinction that matters. The Beneficencia operated hospitals, cemeteries, and charitable institutions across Lima, and periodically issued gold pieces to raise funds and facilitate internal transactions. The phrase "In Hoc Signo Vinces" — Constantine's famous pre-battle vision inscription — was a deliberate invocation of Catholic institutional authority rather than any numismatic tradition.

Frost's and KM both catalog it under token issues precisely because the Peruvian government had no hand in its production.