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2 Soles
| Issuer | Banco Central de Reserva del Perú |
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| Year | 2016-2023 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The brass centre features a stylised representation of the Nazca Lines Hummingbird geoglyph, rendered in fine incised lines radiating from the bird's body to convey the aerial perspective of the ancient ground drawing. The large numeral '2' is prominently displayed to the right of the central motif, incorporating the Lima Mint monogram 'LM' within its body. The stainless steel outer ring is decorated with a repeating pre-Columbian geometric step-fret pattern along the upper arc, with interrupted reeding at the lower arc, and the denomination legend 'SOLES' inscribed at the base of the ring. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Peru's bimetallic 2 Soles was part of a series redesign introduced in 2016 following the country's broader currency security upgrades, pushed in part by concerns over counterfeiting of lower-denomination coins. The Banco Central de Reserva had documented a measurable uptick in fake coinage circulating in provincial markets during the preceding years.
The brass-in-steel construction was selected for its machine-readability in transit systems and retail vending infrastructure, particularly in Lima, where automated fare collection was expanding rapidly at the time of the redesign.