Peru 1965 20 soles Fr-80

Jean Elsen sale 163, lot 2188

This specimen was lot 2188 in Jean Elsen sale 163 (Brussels, November 2025), where it sold for €850 (about US$982 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"PÉROU, République (1821-), AV 20 soles, 1965. (republic of Peru, gold twenty soles of 1965, Extremely Fine.)"

This denomination, struck 1950-69, was theoretically a circulating coin but actually was a bullion piece like her sisters, the gold five, ten, fifty and hundred soles.

Recorded mintage: 12,000.

Specification: 9.36 g, 0.900 fine gold, 22 mm diameter, this specimen 9,35 g.

Catalog reference: KM 229, Fr-80.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• ^[1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 163, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2025.

Link to:

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• 1965 20 centavos
• 1965 sol
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• 1965 50 soles, seated liberty
• 1965 50 soles, anniversary of the mint
• 1965 100 soles Lima mint commemorative
• 1966 gold 20 soles, seated liberty
• 1966 silver 20 soles, Battle of May 2
• Coins and currency dated 1965