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<p>This page contains material from http://www.coinfactswiki.com/wiki/Peru_1940_20_centavos</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[Image:Peru 1940 20 centavos obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Mountain Groan Collection]]<br /> [[Image:Peru 1940 20 centavos rev DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb]]<br /> <br /> The twenty centavos denomination was originally occupied by the silver [[Peru 1900-JF 1/5 sol|''quinto'']], struck 1888-1917. It was superseded by a copper-nickel coin in 1918, which was replaced by a brass type in 1942 when World War Two drove up the price of nickel. This sub-type, issued 1940-41, features a thick planchet and a spelled-out date. This date, a product of the Lima mint, is common. Similar [[Peru 1941 5 centavos|five]] and ten centavos exist.<br /> <br /> ''Recorded mintage:'' 1,000,000.<br /> <br /> ''Specification:'' copper-nickel, 24 mm diameter. <br /> <br /> ''Catalog reference:'' KM 215.2. <br /> <br /> ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''<br /> * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.<br /> * Yabar Acuña, Francisco, ''Monedas Fiduciaras del Peru, 1822-2000,'' Lima, 2001.<br /> <br /> ''Link to:''<br /> * [[Peru 1921 20 centavos|1921 20 centavos]]<br /> * [[Peru 1940 2 centavos|1940 2 centavos]]<br /> * [[Peru 1940 5 centavos|1940 5 centavos]]<br /> * [[Peru 1940 10 centavos|1940 10 centavos]]<br /> * [[Peru 1941 20 centavos|1941 20 centavos]]<br /> * [[Coins and currency dated 1940]]<br /> * return to [[Peru]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]]</div>

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