Peru 1891-TF 1/5 sol

from the Acanthite collection

from the Acanthite collection

another specimen, from the Mountain Groan Collection

This quinto was struck 1888-1917 in Lima, Peru. Most dates are readily available but 1914, 1915 and 1917 are scarce. Varieties and overdates abound. The type was replaced by a copper-nickel twenty centavos in 1918. An earlier type, with a slightly different figure of seated Liberty, was struck 1863-75 (KM 191).

Recorded mintage: 64,000 (a better date).

Specification: 5 g, 0.900 fine silver, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM 205.1.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1890 1/5 sol
• 1879 20 centavos provisional
• 1890 ½ dinero
• 1892 1/5 sol
• Coins and currency dated 1891
• return to coinage of Peru