Peru 1965 20 soles

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This silver twenty soles was minted in Lima in 1965 to commemorate the four hundredth anniversary of the founding of that mint in 1565. The design features a "pillars and waves" eight reales, the first coin from the mint. This issue is not known in worn condition, so it does not seem to have circulated.

Recorded mintage: 150,000.

Specification: 8 g, 0.900 fine silver, 24.2 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM 241.

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.

Link to:

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