Peru 1962 20 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This twenty 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 ten centavos.

Recorded mintage: 7,357,000.

Specification: 3.8 g, brass, 23 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 221.2b.

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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