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10 Centavos
| Issuer | Peru |
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| Year | 1945-1965 |
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| Currency | Sol (1863-1985) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | 10 CENTAVOS |
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| Additional information |
Peru's switch to brass for this series in 1945 was a direct consequence of wartime metal rationing — copper-nickel alloys had become strategically restricted, and brass offered a workable substitute using available domestic stocks. The Lima Mint, one of the oldest operating mints in the Western Hemisphere, struck these across two decades with only minor die variations.
By the early 1960s, inflation had so eroded the centavo's purchasing power that the 10-centavo denomination was functionally worthless in daily commerce before the series even ended.