PERU
KM 273 |
SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
Face Value | Diameter mm | Weight g | Thickness mm | Edge | Composition | Rotation |
50 sol | 27.5 | 9.0 | Reeded | Brass | Coin |
Obverse | Reverse | ||
Inscriptions along the rim: title of bank in Spanish, the year of minting. In the central circle - face value, mintmark monogram. The sol, later known as the sol de oro, was the currency of Peru between 1863 and 1985. |
The state coat of arms. The top left section shows the vicuña, the national animal; the tree in the top right section is the cinchona tree (the source of quinine, a powerful anti-malarial drug and the key flavorant in tonic water); and the bottom cornucopia with coins spilling from it, represents the mineral resources of the country. |