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8 Escudos
| Issuer | Republic of Peru |
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| Year | 1826-1855 |
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| Diameter | 37 mm |
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| Obverse description | The Peruvian national arms displayed centrally within an ornate shield, comprising three quartered sections depicting a vicuña, a cinchona tree, and a cornucopia. The shield is flanked on each side by a draped national flag and surmounted by a civic wreath. The circular legend REPUBLICA PERUANA arcs across the upper left, with LIMA positioned at the top right, separated by star ornaments. The denomination 8E and the fineness indication 21Qs appear to the right, with the date and assayer initials placed at the bottom of the field. The entire design is bordered by a fine beaded rim. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Peru's early republican gold coinage was struck at the Lima mint — operating continuously since 1565 — but the transition from colonial to republican authority was administratively turbulent. The assayer initial system inherited from the Spanish Crown continued, meaning individual assayers remained personally accountable for fineness, a practice that introduced measurable variation in alloy quality across the series. Pieces from the early 1830s are particularly suspect on this count.
The type spans three decades and multiple political upheavals, including the short-lived Peru-Bolivian Confederation of 1836–1839. Coins struck during the Confederation years circulated across both nations under a unified monetary arrangement that collapsed with the Battle of Yungay.