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[[Image:Peru 1942S 5 centavos obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Mountain Groan Collection]]
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The five centavos denomination was originally occupied by the silver [[Peru 1917-FG 1/2 dinero|''medio dinero'']], struck 1863-1917. It was superseded by a copper-nickel type in 1918, which was replaced by this brass coin in 1942 when World War Two drove up the price of nickel. The weight of the coin was reduced even further in [[Peru 1966 5 centavos|1966]] and issued in this size until 1973, when mintage was suspended, inflation having made the denomination useless. This date, a product of the San Francisco mint, is somewhat scarce. This type is accompanied by brass [[Peru 1942 10 centavos|ten]] and twenty centavos.

''Recorded mintage:'' 4,000,000.

''Specification:'' brass, 17 mm diameter, plain edge.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 213.2a.2.

''[[Bibliography|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:''
* [[Peru 1941 5 centavos|1941 5 centavos]]
* [[Peru 1942 centavo|1942 centavo]]
* [[Peru 1942 10 centavos|1942 10 centavos]]
* [[Peru 1942-S 1/2 sol|1942-S ½ sol]]
* [[Peru 1943-S 5 centavos|1943-S 5 centavos]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1942]]
* return to [[Peru]]

[[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]]

Peru 1942-S 5 centavos - Revision history

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