Peru 1959 10 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This ten centavos sub-type, issued 1951-65, features a thinner planchet and a numeric date. All dates are common. It is accompanied by brass five and twenty centavos.

Recorded mintage: 8,300,000.

Specification: 2.7 g, brass, 20 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 214.2.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Yabar Acuña, Francisco, Monedas Fiduciaras del Peru, 1822-2000, Lima, 2001.

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