PERU
KM 247 |
SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
Face Value | Diameter mm | Weight g | Thickness mm | Edge | Composition | Rotation |
1/2 sol | 22.5 | 4.2 | Reeded | Brass | Coin |
Obverse | Reverse | ||
Inscriptions along the rim: title of bank in Spanish, state coat of arms in the center, below the year of minting. The sol, later known
as the sol de oro, |
Image of vicuna in the center, on the right - denomination. The vicuña (Vicugna vicugna) is one of 2 wild South American camelids, along with the guanaco, which live in the high alpineous areas of the Andes. |