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1 Sol
| Issuer | Peru |
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| Year | 1923-1935 |
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| Currency | Sol (1863-1985) |
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| Reverse description | A classical allegorical figure of Seated Liberty is depicted facing left in the central field, draped in flowing robes and resting against a sun-rayed shield bearing the face of Sol. In her raised right hand she holds a staff topped by a liberty cap, while to her right stands a pedestal column inscribed LIBERTAD and surmounted by a laurel wreath. The circular legend FIRME Y FELIZ POR LA UNION arcs along the upper periphery, and the denomination UN SOL appears in a recessed panel along the lower exergue. A beaded border surrounds the entire composition. |
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| Mintage | 1923 - KM#218.1 (small letters) - 2,369,000 1924 - KM#218.1 (small letters) overdate varieties exist - 3,113,196 1924 - KM#218.2 (large letters) - 96,000 1925 - KM#218.1 (small letters) - 1,291,000 1925 - KM#218.2 (large letters) - 1,004,999 1926 - KM#218.1 (small letters) - 2,157,000 1930 - KM#218.2 (large letters) - 76,000 1931 - KM#218.2 (large letters) - 24,000 1933 - KM#218.2 (large letters) - 5,000 1934 - KM#218.2 (large letters) - 2,855,000 1935 - KM#218.2 (large letters) - 695,000 |
| Additional information |
Peru's shift to .500 fineness on this series was a direct consequence of silver market volatility following World War I, which forced several Latin American nations to debase their traditional coinage rather than absorb the cost of maintaining higher-purity standards. The Lima Mint had been striking .900 fine soles for decades prior.
KM#218 spans a twelve-year production window, and mintage figures vary considerably across the run — later dates in the series are notably scarcer in circulated grades simply because economic instability during the early 1930s suppressed normal distribution.