You know the Lima Mint in Peru began minting coins in 1565 (230 years before The United States Mint in Philidelphia began minting coins). Well then, you can surmise that in 1965 the Lima Mint celebrated its 400th Anniversary. In fact, The Lima Mint honored that milestone in the mint's history by issuing circulation coinage featuring the event. Here's photos courtesy of worldcoingallery.com: 1965 14.8mm Brass 5 Centavos (712,000 Circulation; ?1,000 Proofs): http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img5/141-290&desc=Peru%20km290%205%20Centavos%20(1965)%20Anniv.%20Lima%20Mint&query=Peru%20mint 1965 17.90mm Brass 10 Centavos (572,000 Circulation; ?1,000 Proofs: http://worldcoingallery.com/countri...tavos (1965) Anniv. Lima Mint&query=Peru mint 1965 21.03mm Brass 25 Centavos (1,113,000 Circulation; ?1,500 Peoofs): http://worldcoingallery.com/countri...tavos (1965) Anniv. Lima Mint&query=Peru mint 1965 (undated) 27mm Brass 1/2 Sol (10,790,000 Circulation; ?3,000 Proofs: http://worldcoingallery.com/countri...2 Sol (1965) Anniv. Lima Mint&query=Peru mint 1965 28mm Brass 1 Sol (3,103,000 Circulation; ?2,000 Proofs: http://worldcoingallery.com/countri...1 Sol (1965) Anniv. Lima Mint&query=Peru mint Hope you enjoyed this bit of "trivia." Clinker
