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This specimen is a later date of a series of bronze centavos issue in [[Peru]] 1901-49. Numerous varieties exist, depending on the spacing and size of the legends. This is the "curved centavo" type (KM 208.2). In 1950, the coin was changed to [[Peru 1950 centavo|zinc]].
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This specimen is a later date of a series of bronze centavos issue in [[Peru]] 1901-49. Numerous varieties exist, depending on the spacing and size of the legends. This is the "straight centavo" type (KM 211). In 1950, the coin was changed to [[Peru 1950 centavo|zinc]].
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 1,225,000.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 1,225,000.
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''Specification:'' 5 g, bronze, 19 mm diameter, plain edge.  
 
''Specification:'' 5 g, bronze, 19 mm diameter, plain edge.  
  
''Catalog reference:'' KM 208.2.  
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''Catalog reference:'' KM 211.  
  
 
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* [[Peru 1864 centavo|1864 centavo]]
 
* [[Peru 1864 centavo|1864 centavo]]
* [[Peru 1935 centavo|1935 centavo]]
 
 
* [[Peru 1937 2 centavos|1937 2 centavos]]
 
* [[Peru 1937 2 centavos|1937 2 centavos]]
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* [[Peru 1938 centavo|1938 centavo]]
 
* [[Peru 1939 5 centavos|1939 5 centavos]]
 
* [[Peru 1939 5 centavos|1939 5 centavos]]
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* [[Peru 1939 10 centavos|1939 10 centavos]]
 
* [[Peru 1940 centavo|1940 centavo]]
 
* [[Peru 1940 centavo|1940 centavo]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1939]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1939]]
* return to [[Peru]]
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* return to coinage of [[Peru]]
  
 
[[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]]
 
[[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]]

Latest revision as of 11:39, 12 March 2024

from the Mountain Groan Collection
Peru 1939 centavo rev DSLR.jpg

This specimen is a later date of a series of bronze centavos issue in Peru 1901-49. Numerous varieties exist, depending on the spacing and size of the legends. This is the "straight centavo" type (KM 211). In 1950, the coin was changed to zinc.

Recorded mintage: 1,225,000.

Specification: 5 g, bronze, 19 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: KM 211.

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.

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