Item number: A1882

Year: AD 1973

Material: Silver

Size: 36.8 x 36.8 x 2.5 mm

Weight: 21.95 g

Manufactured by: Lima Mint

Provenance: Da Chen Stamps and Coins Collection 2015

This is a 100-sol silver coin issued by Peru in AD 1973 to commemorate the centennial of diplomatic relations with Japan.

The obverse of the coin features a solid circular border with the national coat of arms of Peru at its centre. The shield is divided into three sections: the upper left depicts a vicuña, native to the Andes Mountains; the upper right features the cinchona tree, also native to the Andes, from which quinine, a treatment for malaria, is extracted; and the lower half displays the Cornucopia, symbolising abundance. At the top of the shield, a civic crown of holly oak adorns the design, while laurel and olive branches flank the sides. Below the coat of arms, the years “1873-1973” are inscribed, representing the centennial of diplomatic relations between Peru and Japan and the year of the coin’s issuance.

Outside the solid circular border, an annular Spanish inscription reads: “BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DEL PERU 8 DICIMOS FINO 1973”, indicating the issuing authority, the silver content of the coin, and the year of issuance. This translates to “Central Reserve Bank of Peru, .800 fine silver, 1973.”

The reverse of the coin also features a solid circular border, with the denomination “100 soles de oro” (100 Soles) inscribed at the centre. To the right of the denomination, a chrysanthemum and a cantuta flower are depicted, symbolising the national flowers of Japan and Peru, respectively. Below, a small “M” mintmark represents the Lima Mint, which was responsible for producing the coin. Surrounding the outer edge, an annular inscription reads “COMMEMORACION DEL INTERCAMBIO COMERCIAL PERUANO-JAPONES”, meaning “Commemoration of Peru-Japan Trade Exchange.”

In AD 1873, during the Meiji Restoration, Japan formally established diplomatic relations with Peru, making Peru the first South American country to do so. Following this, Japanese immigrants gradually arrived in Peru, engaging in agriculture and railway construction. By the eve of World War II, the Japanese immigrant population in Peru had grown to over 20,000. However, after the attack on Pearl Harbour, Japanese immigrants in Peru faced xenophobic discrimination, and some were forcibly relocated to Japanese internment camps in the United States. Diplomatic relations between Peru and Japan were only restored in AD 1959. In AD 1990, Alberto Fujimori, a second-generation Japanese-Peruvian, was elected as Peru’s president, becoming the third Asian-descended leader of a South American country.

物件編號: A1882

年代: 公元 1973 年

材質: 銀

尺寸: 36.8 x 36.8 x 2.5 mm

重量: 21.95 g

製造地: 利馬鑄幣廠

來源: 大城郵幣社 2015

這是一枚公元1973年，祕魯為紀念與日本建交滿一百周年，發行之面額100索爾銀幣。

錢幣正面有一道實心圓，正中間是祕魯國徽，盾牌左上角是安地斯山脈特產的小羊駝，右上角也是原產於安地斯山脈，能夠提煉治療瘧疾所需藥物的金雞納樹，盾牌下半部則是象徵豐收的「豐裕之角」。盾牌頂端以冬青櫟冠作為裝飾，左右兩側則以月桂和橄欖枝條相伴。國徽下方則標示祕魯和日本兩國建交的年份和錢幣發行年份「1873-1973」。

實心圓外圍以環形的西班牙銘文「BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DEL PERU 8 DICIMOS FINO 1973」標示發行單位、錢幣含銀量和發行年份「祕魯中央儲備銀行 .800純銀 1973」。

錢幣背面也有一道實心圓，中間標示面額「100 soles de oro」(100索爾)，右側的菊花和坎塗花，分別是日本和秘魯的國花，下方有一個小字「M」是負責鑄造錢幣的利馬鑄幣廠戳記。實心圓外圍的環形銘文「COMMEMORACION DEL INTERCAMBIO COMERCIAL PERUANO-JAPONES」意思是「秘魯-日本貿易交流紀念」。

公元1873年，展開明治維新的日本和遠在太平洋另一端的祕魯正式建立外交關係，祕魯成為南美洲第一個與日本建交的國家。自此陸陸續續有日本移民前往秘魯從事農業和鐵路的修建。第二次世界大戰前夕，祕魯的日本移民已達到兩萬多人之譜。珍珠港事變後，祕魯的日本移民受到排外歧視，部分人還被送到美國的日僑收容所強制管理。公元1959年，祕魯才再度和日本恢復外交關係。公元1990年，日裔二世的阿爾貝托·藤森成功當選為祕魯總統，成為南美洲國家第三位具備亞裔背景的領導人。