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2 Nuevos Soles 1st type
Bimetallic: brass centre in steel ring | 5.62 g | 22.22 mm |
Issuer | Peru |
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Period | Republic (1822-date) |
Type | Standard circulation coin |
Years | 1994-2009 |
Value | 2 Soles 2 PEN = USD 0.53 |
Currency | Nuevo sol (1991-2015) / Sol (2016-date) |
Composition | Bimetallic: brass centre in steel ring |
Weight | 5.62 g |
Diameter | 22.22 mm |
Thickness | 2.07 mm |
Shape | Round |
Technique | Milled |
Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
Updated | 2024-10-07 |
Numista | N#3004 |
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Rarity index | 6% |
Reverse
Nazca lines hummingbird.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
2
LIMA
NUEVOS
SOLES
Translation:
2
LIMA
New
Sols
Edge
Plain
Comment
Obverse:Type 1 - small coat of arms, laurel wreath narrow. Letter T in CENTRAL very close to N and R.
Type 2 - large coat of arms, laurel wreath wide. Letter T in CENTRAL far from N and R.
Picture: © Images courtesy of Alexandr Prokofyev.