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''Recorded mintage:'' 2,520,000.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 2,520,000.
  
''Specification:'' 12.5 g, .500 fine silver, .200 troy oz ASW, reeded edge.  
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''Specification:'' 12.5 g, 0.500 fine silver, .200 troy oz ASW, reeded edge.  
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' KM 216.  
 
''Catalog reference:'' KM 216.  
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* [[Peru 1922 1/2 sol|1922 ½ sol]]
 
* [[Peru 1922 1/2 sol|1922 ½ sol]]
 
* [[Peru 1923 sol|1923 sol]]
 
* [[Peru 1923 sol|1923 sol]]
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* [[Peru 1923 1/5 libra|1923 1/5 libra]]
 
* [[Peru 1924 1/2 sol|1924 ½ sol]]
 
* [[Peru 1924 1/2 sol|1924 ½ sol]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1923]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1923]]

Latest revision as of 13:58, 5 August 2025

from the Mountain Groan Collection
Peru 1923 medio sol rev DSLR.jpg

This half sol was struck in Lima in 1923 for Peru. This billon coin replaced a .900 fine silver half sol struck 1907-1917. This type was issued until 1935, when all silver was removed from the coinage.

Recorded mintage: 2,520,000.

Specification: 12.5 g, 0.500 fine silver, .200 troy oz ASW, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM 216.

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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