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½ Sol de Oro
Brass (70% Copper, 30% Zinc) | 2.1 g | 17.8 mm |
Issuer | Peru |
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Period | Republic (1822-date) |
Type | Standard circulation coin |
Years | 1975-1976 |
Value | ½ Sol (½ PEH) |
Currency | Sol (1863-1985) |
Composition | Brass (70% Copper, 30% Zinc) |
Weight | 2.1 g |
Diameter | 17.8 mm |
Thickness | 1.25 mm |
Shape | Round |
Technique | Milled |
Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
Demonetized | Yes |
Updated | 2024-10-07 |
Numista | N#572 |
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Rarity index | 6% |
Reverse
Value
Script: Latin
Lettering:
1/2
SOL DE ORO
Edge
Plain
Comment
Of the 1976 dated coins, 200,664,000 were minted by the United States Mint in Philadelphia.Coins with the date 1974 are supposedly mules of 1/2 sol 1975-76 and 10 centavos 1974 (KM#245) that has almost the same diameter. Although quite rare, they appeared in circulation.