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8 Reales
| Issuer | Republic of North Peru |
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| Year | 1839 |
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| Value | 8 Reales |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the Peruvian coat of arms — a quartered shield featuring a vicuña, a cinchona tree, and a cornucopia — enclosed within an elaborate wreath of laurel and palm branches tied at the base. The date 1839 appears in the lower exergue between two pellets. The circular legend around the periphery reads REP · NOR-PERUANA · M · 8R · M · MB, denoting the Republic of North Peru, the denomination, and the assayer's initials. |
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| Reverse description | A full-length allegorical figure of Liberty stands facing, draped in classical robes, holding a staff or pole in her right hand and resting her left hand upon a rounded shield or fasces at her side. The figure is rendered in a neoclassical style typical of early Republican South American coinage. The circular legend FIRME Y FELIZ POR LA UNION arcs around the lower periphery, expressing the motto 'Firm and Happy through Union,' while the upper field is left relatively open around the figure. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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