1879! Peru 5 Centavos coin pendant Peruvian sun Lima Guerra del Pacífico Chile Atacama desert Guerra del Guano y el Salitre Arica Tacna Ica Puno Cajamarca Pucallpa Ayacucho Huánuco Nazca n002329
note: small coin
Peru 5 Centavos {1879-1880}
FEATURING
front: sun with rays
Lettering: REPUBLICA PERUANA CINCO CENTAVOS
back lettering: MONEDA PROVISIONAL 5 CENTAVOS
From 1879 to 1884, Bolivia, Chile and Peru clashed in the War of the Pacific for control of huge piles of bird droppings (guano), mined for nitrates. Chile won, Bolivia became a landlocked nation, and Peru almost collapsed. During this war, Peru minted these cupro-nickel coins, which they called "provisional currency", in place of their usual silver coins.
• quantity 1
• demonetized (no longer in circulation) polished Copper-nickel coin
• diameter: 16.8 mm
• weight: 2.5 g
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