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National Library of Perú Inauguration
| Location | Peru |
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| Year | 1884 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts a radiant sun with a human face in high relief, rising above a stepped architectural base. The circular legend naming the institution runs along the upper and lateral periphery, while the motto POST NUBILA PHOEBUS appears across the rays in the field; the inauguration date is inscribed in two lines across the lower portion of the design. |
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| Obverse lettering | BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL DEL PERU POST NUBILA PHOEBUS INAUGURADA EL 28 DE JULIO DE 1884 (Translation: National Library of Peru `After clouds, the Sun` Inaugurated on July 28th., 1884) |
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| Reverse lettering | PRESIDENTE GRAL MIGUEL IGLESIAS --- MINISTRO DE INSTRUCCION MARIANO CASTRO ZALDIVAR --- MINISTRO DE HACIENDA MANUEL GALUP --- BIBLIOTECARIO RICARDO PALMA (Translation: President: Gral. Miguel Iglesias, Instruction Minister: Mariano Castro Zaldivar, Treasury Minister: Manuel Galup, Librarian: Ricardo Palma) |
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