½ Sol de Oro

½ Sol de Oro - obverse½ Sol de Oro - reverse

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Features

Issuer Peru
Period Republic (1822-date)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1935-1965
Value ½ Sol (½ PEH)
Currency Sol (1863-1985)
Composition Brass (See alloys in comments section)
Weight 7.4 g
Diameter 27 mm
Thickness 1.7 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
5310
References KM# 220,
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.
Schön# 23
Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany.
And 1 more volumes.

Obverse

The arms of Peru

Reverse

The value in the centre circle and the date below

Script: Latin

Lettering:
.EL BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DEL PERU.
PAGARA AL PORTADOR
1/2 SOL DE ORO
1962

Translation:
Central Reserve Bank of Peru
Will Pay the Carrier
1/2 Sol de Oro
1962

Edge

Reeded

½ Sol de Oro -  obverse

© DMK Collection

Mints

Lima, Peru (1565-date)
Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975)
United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)
S United States Mint of San Francisco, United States (1854-date)

Comments

KM Sub# from 1935 to 1965 with definitions


1942 Long top 2


1961 narrow & wide dates


Reference numbers:
KM#220.3: The coins struck in Philadelphia and San Francisco have a serif on the “4” of the date; the Lima and London coins do not.
KM#220.4: Dates 1941-44 have thick flat-top "4" without serifs. 1945 has narrow 4 like KM#220.5.
KM#220.5: 1942, 1944 AP, and all 1945-49 have narrow 4 without serif on the crossbar. 1944 without AP has flattop "4" like KM#220.4. Engraver's initials AP appear on wreath stems of some 1944-45, all 1946 and some 1947 coins. Varieties exist, including narrow and wide dates for 1956 and 1961 issues.

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Date Mintage G VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1935  0.6% KM#220.1 Royal Mint London (Proof).
1935  10 000 000 $ 0.20 $ 0.48 $ 1.10 $ 1.70 22% KM#220.1 Royal Mint London.
1941  4 000 000 $ 0.38 $ 1.00 9% KM#220.1 Royal Mint London.
1941  2 000 000 2% KM#220.4 Lima Mint.
1942  4 000 000 $ 0.14 $ 0.38 $ 0.59 $ 0.59 10% KM#220.2 Philadelphia Mint.
1942  1.9% KM#220.4 Lima Mint.
1942  0.4% KM#220.4 Lima Mint. Initials AP.
1942  1.7% KM#220.5 Lima Mint. long top "2" (see comments).
1942 S 1 668 000 $ 2.30 5% KM#220.3 San Francisco Mint.
1943  4 000 000 $ 0.54 $ 0.74 $ 1.10 9% KM#220.2 Philadelphia Mint; Minted in 1944
1943  2 000 000 $ 1.20 $ 1.20 5% KM#220.4 Lima Mint.
1943 S 6 332 000 $ 2.50 6% KM#220.3 San Francisco Mint.
1944  4 000 000 $ 0.46 $ 1.40 $ 2.10 5% KM#220.2 Philadelphia Mint; Minted in 1945.
1944  $ 2.00 7% KM#220.4 Lima Mint, overdate varieties exist.
1944  0.7% KM#220.4 Lima Mint. Initials AP.
1944  2% KM#220.5 Lima Mint.
1944  0.9% KM#220.5 Lima Mint. Initials AP.
1945  4 000 000 $ 1.40 3% KM#220.4 Lima Mint. Initials AP.
1945  1.1% KM#220.5 Lima Mint.
1945  0.8% KM#220.5 Lima Mint. Initials AP.
1946  3 744 000 $ 0.33 $ 1.10 7% KM#220.5 Lima Mint. Initials AP. Overdate varieties exist.
1947  6 066 000 $ 0.47 $ 0.47 $ 0.47 $ 0.83 $ 0.83 13% KM#220.5
1947  $ 0.27 1.1% KM#220.5 Initials AP.
1948  3 324 000 $ 0.70 $ 0.70 $ 0.70 10% KM#220.5
1949  420 000 1.3% KM#220.5
1950  91 000 1.4% KM#220.5
1951  930 000 $ 0.84 2% KM#220.5
1952  935 000 1.7% KM#220.5
1953  817 000 1.5% KM#220.5
1954  637 000 2% KM#220.5
1955  1 383 000 4% KM#220.5
1956  2 309 000 $ 0.27 5% KM#220.5
1957  2 700 000 $ 0.22 7% KM#220.5
1958  2 691 000 $ 0.54 6% KM#220.5
1959  3 609 000 $ 0.27 $ 0.48 $ 0.65 9% KM#220.5
1960  5 600 000 $ 0.33 $ 0.98 12% KM#220.5
1961  1.7% KM#220.5. Wide date, see comments.
1961  4 400 000 $ 0.49 9% KM#220.5. Narrow date, see comments.
1962  3 540 000 $ 0.74 $ 1.10 7% KM#220.5
1963  4 345 000 $ 0.46 $ 0.46 11% KM#220.5
1964  5 315 000 $ 0.40 $ 0.92 $ 0.92 14% KM#220.5
1965  7 090 000 $ 0.61 $ 1.10 7% KM#220.5
1965  0.7% KM#220.5. Proof.

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