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1 Peso Pattern
| Issuer | Republic of Peru |
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| Year | 1855 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the Peruvian national coat of arms at center, featuring a quartered shield with a vicuña in the upper left canton, a cinchona tree in the upper right, and a cornucopia in the base. The shield is flanked by laurel and palm branches tied with a ribbon at the bottom, with the date 1855 in the exergue below. The circular legend reads REPUBLICA PERUANA. LIMA. 9 DECIMOS FINO M. B., interrupted at intervals around the periphery within a reeded border. |
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| Reverse lettering | FIRME Y FELIZ POR LA UNION UN PESO (Translation: Firm and happy for the union One peso) |
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Peru's 1855 peso patterns were struck as the republic debated adopting a decimal monetary system, a reform that wouldn't fully materialize until the escudo and real structure was replaced in the 1860s. Pattern coinage from this transitional period was produced in limited quantities for official review, never reaching circulation. KM#Pn12 is among several competing designs evaluated that year.