PERU
KM 248 |
SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
Face Value | Diameter mm | Weight g | Thickness mm | Edge | Composition | Rotation |
1 sol | 28.0 | 9.2 | 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, was the currency of Peru between 1863 and 1985. |
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. |