1 Sol Cabeza de Vaca

2016 year


Nickel brass (Copper-nickel-zinc)	7.32 g	25.5 mm

Description

Issuer	Peru
Period	Republic (1822-date)
Type	Circulating commemorative coin
Year	2016
Value	1 Sol 1 PEN = USD 0.27
Currency	Nuevo sol (1991-2015) / Sol (2016-date)
Composition	Nickel brass (Copper-nickel-zinc)
Weight	7.32 g
Diameter	25.5 mm
Thickness	1.90 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Updated	2024-10-07

References

Numista	N#85949
Rarity index	14%

Reverse

Archaeological Zone "Cabeza de Vaca"

Script: Latin

Lettering:
CABEZA DE VACA
S. XV - S. XVI d.c.
1 Sol

Edge

Reeded

Comment

Cabeza de Vaca (1470 - 1532 A.D.), located in the present-day department of Tumbes, was the northernmost Inca provincial capital on the Peruvian coast.
Emperor Tupac Yupanqui annexed the Tumbes region to the Inca empire and ordered that Cabeza de Vaca - like the other Inca provincial capitals - be built according to the so-called "architecture of power": the temple of the sun, the acllahuasi, the ceremonial plaza, workshops and warehouses. These beautiful buildings of mud and stone were described by the chroniclers who arrived with Francisco Pizarro in 1528 and 1532. Automatically translated

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Cabeza de Vaca (1470 - 1532 après JC), située dans l'actuel département de Tumbes, était la capitale provinciale inca la plus septentrionale de la côte péruvienne.
L'empereur Tupac Yupanqui a annexé la région de Tumbes à l'empire Inca et a ordonné de construire à Cabeza de Vaca - comme dans les autres capitales des provinces Incas – en suivant l'architecture dite 'du pouvoir': le temple du soleil, l'acllahuasi, la place de cérémonie, les ateliers et les dépôts . Ces beaux bâtiments de boue et de pierre ont été décrits par les chroniqueurs qui sont arrivés avec Francisco Pizarro en 1528 et 1532.

Interesting fact

The interesting fact about this coin is that it features the image of a conquistador, specifically, Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, who was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who played a significant role in the colonization of South America, particularly in Peru.

Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
2016 LM	12000000	-	-	-	-	-	-

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