Commemorative issue
Wealth and Pride of Peru Series - Huaca de la Luna

2014 Peru 1 Nuevo {1-year issue} 4S 

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front: Huaca de la Luna ("Temple/Shrine of the Moon") is a large adobe brick structure built mainly by the Moche people of northern Peru.[1] Along with the Huaca del Sol, the Huaca de la Luna is part of Huacas de Moche, which is the remains of an ancient Moche capital city called Cerro Blanco, by the volcanic peak of the same name.

The Huacas de Moche site is located 4 km outside the modern city of Trujillo, near the mouth of the Moche River valley. The Huaca de la Luna, though it is the smaller of the two huacas at the site, has yielded the most archaeological information. The Huaca del Sol was partially destroyed and looted by Spanish conquistadors in the 17th century, while the Huaca de la Luna was left relatively untouched. Archeologists believe that the Huaca del Sol may have served for administrative, military, and residential functions, as well as a burial mound for the Moche elite. The Huaca de la Luna served primarily a ceremonial and religious function, though it contains burials as well.

back: Peruvian coat of arms
Lettering: 
BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DEL PERÚ
2014

• quantity 1
• polished Copper-nickel
• diameter: 25.5 mm
• weight: 7.32 g

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