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1 Nuevo Sol Environmental Protection
| Issuer | Banco Central de Reserva del Perú |
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| Year | 1994 |
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| Weight | 27.07 g |
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| Reverse description | Three endangered Peruvian wildlife species depicted in high relief against a mirror-polished proof field: a vicuña (Vicugna vicugna) standing at upper left, a yellow-tailed woolly monkey (Lagothrix flavicauda) perched on a branch at upper right, and an American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) in the lower field. Each animal is accompanied by its scientific name and common Spanish name in the field. The conservation slogan LA EXTINCION ES PARA SIEMPRE and the date 1994 appear at centre left, while the curved legend ENCUENTRO DE DOS MUNDOS arcs across the upper border. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Issued as part of Peru's broader commemorative program of the early 1990s, this piece belongs to a series tied to environmental awareness campaigns that coincided with heightened international pressure on Amazonian nations following the 1992 Rio Earth Summit. Peru's central bank produced several silver issues across this period targeting collector markets abroad, particularly in Europe and North America, as a source of hard currency income — the coins were never intended for domestic circulation.
KM#317 is sometimes conflated with adjacent issues in the series; verify the specific reverse type against the KM plate before cataloging.