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5000 Soles de Oro Battle of Iquique
| Issuer | Banco Central de Reserva del Peru |
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| Year | 1979 |
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| Currency | Sol (1863-1985) |
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| Obverse description | The Peruvian national coat of arms occupies the central field, featuring a shield divided into three quarters bearing a vicuna, a cinchona tree, and a cornucopia, surmounted by a civic wreath and flanked by palm and laurel branches tied at the base with a ribbon. The circular legend BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DEL PERU runs along the upper periphery, while the denomination CINCO MIL SOLES DE ORO arcs across the lower field. A secondary inner legend at the bottom reads 31.077 GRS. PLATA 0.925, indicating the coin's weight and fineness. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DEL PERU CINCO MIL SOLES DE ORO 31.077 GRS PLATA 0925 |
| Reverse description | A detailed profile view of the ironclad turret ship Huascar is depicted in the central field, shown underway on stylized waves with both masts and funnel visible, capturing the vessel's distinctive hybrid sail-and-steam configuration. The Huascar, constructed in Birkenhead, Britain in 1865 and delivered to Peru, served as a celebrated warship during the War of the Pacific and is today preserved as a museum ship at Talcahuano, Chile. The legend HUASCAR arcs along the upper periphery, and the date 1979 appears below the vessel in the exergue. |
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