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  • 1 Sol 2016, KM# 398, Peru, Wealth and Pride of Peru, Tacna Parabolic Arch
  • 1 Sol 2016, KM# 398, Peru, Wealth and Pride of Peru, Tacna Parabolic Arch
Description

The Tacna Parabolic Arch coin has been put into circulation as 26th coin of the series on the 29th of September 2016.

Obverse

Peruvian coat of arms consisting of three elements: the top left section shows the vicuña, the national animal, representing the fauna of Peru; the tree in the top right section is the cinchona tree (the source of quinine, a powerful anti-malarial drug and the key flavorant in tonic water), representing the national flora; and the bottom cornucopia with coins spilling from it, represents the mineral resources of the country. It has a palm branch on its left and an laurel one on its right, tied by a ribbon, as well as a Holm oak Civic Crown above it. These represent God, gold, and glory.

BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DEL PERU
2016

Reverse

A composition that shows the Tacna Parabolic Arch (1959) and the Cathedral of Tacna.

The Tacna Parabolic Arch is a monument located in the Paseo Civico, in the center of the city of Tacna, Peru. It was raised in honor of the heroes of the War of the Pacific, like Admiral Miguel Grau and Colonel Francisco Bolognesi. Its construction is made of quarried pink stone. Ex-president Manuel Prado inaugurated it. The structure is 18 feet high.

Tacna Cathedral is a church located in the center of the city of Tacna, Peru. Its construction began in 1875 by the French firm of Alejandro Gustave Eiffel. Because of the War of the Pacific (1879) and the Chilean occupation, the work stopped. The church was formally completed in 1954.

The symbol LMA on the right represents the mark of the National Mint on a background of vertical lines.

1 SOL
ARCO PARABÓLICO
DE TACNA
BOLOGNESI GRAU
1959
LMA

Edge

1 Sol

KM# 398
Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Circulating)
Material Copper Nickel Zinc
Weight 7.32 g
Diameter 25.5 mm
Thickness 1.9 mm
Shape round
Alignment Coin
Mint
Lima Mint

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