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1 Sol In Hoc Signo Vinces
| Issuer | Peru |
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| Year | 1910 |
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| Diameter | 15 mm |
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| Obverse description | The Peruvian national coat of arms occupies the central field, depicting a divided shield with a vicuna passant to the left in the upper dexter quarter, a cinchona tree in the upper sinister quarter, and a cornucopia in the base, all surmounted by a radiant sun rising above the shield. The arms are flanked by palm and laurel branches tied at the base. The peripheral legend reads OBOLO POPULAR PATRIOTICO in raised Latin letters, and the coin is framed by a continuous border of raised beads. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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The phrase "In Hoc Signo Vinces" — "In this sign you will conquer" — derives from Constantine's vision before the Battle of Milvian Bridge in 312 AD, though its appearance on a Peruvian token coinage in 1910 reflects the Catholic Church's persistent role in Andean civic life rather than any imperial pretension. KM#Tn1 classifies this as a token issue, meaning it circulated outside official government authority, likely issued by a private religious or commercial entity to fill small-denomination gaps that the Lima mint was chronically slow to address in the early twentieth century.