1 Sol Juan Pablo Vizcardo y Guzmán

Reverse

Juan Pablo Viscardo y Guzmán, value below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
Juan Pablo Viscardo y Guzmán
Bicentenario 1821-2021
1 SOL

Translation:
Juan Pablo Viscardo y Guzmán
Bicentennial 1821-2021
1 SOL

Engraver: Felipe Escalante C.

Edge

Reeded

Comment

Juan Pablo Viscardo y Guzmán was a Peruvian Jesuit, writer and campaigner for Latin American independence. He is widely recognized as a precursor of Peruvian independence and, more broadly, as an ardent opponent of Spanish colonialism in America. (Source : www.wikipedia.org)

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Juan Pablo Viscardo y Guzmán était un jésuite péruvien, écrivain et militant pour l'indépendance de l'Amérique latine. Il est largement reconnu comme un précurseur de l'indépendance péruvienne et plus largement, comme un ardent opposant au colonialisme espagnol en Amérique. (Source : www.wikipedia.org)

Interesting fact

The Juan Pablo Vizcardo y Guzmán coin is a circulating commemorative coin issued by Peru in 2020 to honor the 200th anniversary of the country's independence. The coin features an image of Juan Pablo Vizcardo y Guzmán, a Peruvian independence leader, on one side, and the Peruvian coat of arms on the other. It's made of nickel brass and weighs 7.32 grams. What's interesting about this coin is that it's a circulating commemorative coin, meaning it's intended to be used as regular currency, rather than a collector's item. This makes it a unique and special coin that's both a tribute to Peru's history and a functional piece of currency.

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