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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;willieboyd2, post: 7750980, member: 4910&quot;]I managed to get one of these a few years ago; it is not in as nice shape as the OP&#039;s coin but here it is:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_peru_libra_1898.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Peru Libra 1898</p><p>Gold, 22 mm, 7.98 gm</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse: Manco Capac facing right</p><p>VERDAD I JUSTICIA / UNA LIBRA (Truth and Justice / One Pound)</p><p>Reverse: Arms of Peru</p><p>REPUBLICA PERUANA LIMA R.OZ.F / 1898 (R.OZ.F was the mint head assayer)</p><p><br /></p><p>Peru struck these gold coins from 1898 to 1930 as part of a monetary gold standard. They didn&#039;t circulate much and some numismatists call them &quot;bullion coins&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>They are minted to the same specifications as the British gold Sovereign, which makes them close to the US five dollar gold piece.</p><p><br /></p><p>Manco Capac was the legendary founder and first emperor of the Inca dynasty.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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