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50 Nuevos Soles Intercambio Comercial Perú – Japón
| Issuer | Banco Central de Reserva del Perú |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Value | 50 Soles |
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| Obverse description | The Peruvian national coat of arms occupies the central field, depicting the three traditional quarters: a vicuña in the upper left, a cinchona tree in the upper right, and a cornucopia in the lower half, all enclosed within a shield and flanked by laurel and palm branches tied with a ribbon at the base. The legend BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DEL PERU arcs along the upper rim, while the date 1993 is divided on either side of the shield. Below the coat of arms, the Lima Mint mark appears at lower left, flanked by the fineness inscription PLATA 0.925 and the weight 33.625 g. The denomination CINCUENTA NUEVOS SOLES is inscribed prominently at the bottom of the field. The coin is struck in proof style with a deeply mirrored field and frosted relief devices, framed by a toothed inner border. |
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| Mintage | 1993 LM - - 4,000 |
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Issued to mark the centenary of organized Japanese immigration to Peru, though the first documented wave didn't arrive until 1899 — a six-year discrepancy that reflects the Peruvian government's flexible accounting of when commercial and diplomatic ties formally began. Japan and Peru had signed a Treaty of Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation in 1873, which provided the contractual foundation the coin commemorates rather than any single migration event.
The Nikkei-Peruano community eventually became one of the largest Japanese diaspora populations in Latin America, a fact that gives this issue genuine historical weight beyond ceremonial numismatics. Mintage was limited and primarily absorbed by collectors on both sides of the Pacific.