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5000 Soles de Oro World Cup
| Issuer | Banco Central de Reserva del Peru |
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| Year | 1982 |
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| Weight | 23.37 g |
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| Obverse description | The Peruvian national coat of arms occupies the central field, depicting a quartered shield bearing a vicuña in the upper left canton, a cinchona tree in the upper right, and a cornucopia in the base, surmounted by a civic wreath and flanked by palm and laurel branches tied with a bow at the foot. The circular legend reads 'BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DEL PERU' around the upper periphery and 'CINCO MIL SOLES DE ORO' along the lower left, with the date '1982' prominently displayed at the bottom of the field. The coin exhibits a proof-quality mirror finish with frosted relief devices. A small mintmaster's mark appears at the lower left of the field. |
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| Reverse description | Two dynamic football players are depicted in mid-action in the central field, rendered in high relief against a proof mirror background, with a large reticulated globe occupying the upper portion of the design behind them. A football in flight appears to the upper right of the composition. The legend 'CAMPEONATO MUNDIAL DE FUTBOL' curves along the lower periphery in bold raised lettering, commemorating the 1982 FIFA World Cup held in Spain. |
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Peru hosted no matches and fielded a squad that exited the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain without winning a single game — three losses in the second group stage after a respectable first round. The commemorative program was issued regardless, part of a wider Latin American trend of World Cup silver issues that generated hard currency for central banks regardless of sporting outcome.
The .925 fineness places this outside Peru's more common .900 silver issues of the period.