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1 Peseta San Lorenzo
| Issuer | Puerto Rico |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Thickness | 2 mm |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing draped bust of George Washington, first President of the United States (1789–1797), occupies the central field. The national motto "EN DIOS CREEMOS" appears alongside the legend "LIBERTAD" and the mint mark "PRM". The peripheral legend reads "ISLA DE PUERTO RICO", with the denomination "UNA PESETA" and the date "2009" completing the inscription around the lower portion of the coin. |
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| Obverse lettering | ISLA DE PUERTO RICO LIBERTAD EN DIOS CREEMOS PRM UNA PESETA 2009 |
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Puerto Rico has used the US dollar as its official currency since 1899, so this 2009 "peseta" is not a circulating issue — it belongs to a wave of municipally themed collector pieces produced in the late 2000s honoring Puerto Rican towns and their patron saints. San Lorenzo, a municipality in the island's eastern interior, takes its name from Saint Lawrence, martyred in Rome in 258 AD. These silver strikes were produced in limited runs with no monetary function, positioning them closer to medallions than coins despite their denomination labeling.