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Peru Silver 1/5 Sol – 1888 – Republic of Peru (Lima Mint) – Chopmarked A silver 1/5 Sol coin from the Republic of Peru, struck in 1888 at the Lima Mint. The obverse depicts the seated allegorical figure of Liberty holding a staff with a Phrygian cap, beside a shield with the rising sun and a column inscribed ”LIBERTAD”, with the legend ”FIRME Y FELIZ POR LA UNION” (”Firm and Happy for the Union” – the national motto of Peru) around, and the denomination ”1/5 DE SOL” at the bottom. The reverse displays the Peruvian coat of arms featuring a vicuña, a quina tree, and a cornucopia within a shield, surmounted by a laurel wreath and flanked by palm and laurel branches, with the legend ”REPUB. PERUANA LIMA · 9 D · FINO · T.F” and the date ”1888” at the bottom. Composition: Silver .900, approx. 5 grams, 23 mm diameter.