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Name or Denominations
1 Centimo (0.01)
Issuer
Peru
Ruler
Republic (1822-date)
Year of Minting
1855
Currency
Real (1568-1858)
Shape
Round
Rarity
Ultra rare
Weight
10.7 g
Diameter
NA
Thickness
NA
Material
Copper
Shape
Round
Edge Type
NA
Technique
Milled
Front design
Sun face within radiant star
Back design
Value within oblong wreath, date below
Year of Minting
1855
Ruling authority
Republic (1822-date)
Mint location
United States Mint of Philadelphia , United States (1792-date)
Mint mark
NA
Orientation
NA
Inscriptions
Obverse: REPUBLICA PERUANA Reverse: LIMA UN CENTIMO 1855
Context
From the series of patterns dated 1855 engraved by James Longacre, which were the first coinage for a foreign nation ever struck in the Philadelphia mint.
Rarity
Ultra rare
Coin type
Patterns
In circulation
No
Demonetized
Yes
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