Peru 1976 400 soles

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type, issued in 1976 from Lima, commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Ayacucho, which finally drove the Spanish out of Peru. An NCLT, it is never found circulated but occasionally appears mishandled.

Recorded mintage: 350,000.

Specification: 28.10 g, 0.900 fine silver, 37 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 270.

Source:

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

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• 1973 100 soles, centennial of Peru-Japan trade relations
• 1975 ½ sol
• 1975 sol, guanaco reverse, brass, 28 mm
• 1975 sol, value reverse, brass, 21 mm
• 1975 5 soles
• 1975 10 soles
• 1975 200 soles
• 1976 ½ sol, brass
• 1976 sol, value reverse, brass, 21 mm
• 1976 gold sol, 150th anniversary of the Battle of Ayacucho
• 1976 5 soles
• Coins and currency dated 1976
• return to coins of Peru