Peru 5 Centavos, 1879 – 1880

5 Centavos aus Peru. Ausgegeben von 1879 bis 1880. Geprägt in Copper-nickel. Durchmesser 16.8 mm, Gewicht 2.5 g.

Avers

Face in the shape of a sun.

Revers

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.

Rand

Reeded