BCR issues new S/ 1 coin in commemoration of Manuel Lorenzo de Vidaurre

Updated on 05/04/2022 04:21 pm

The Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCR) put into circulation the fourth coin of S/ 1 of the numismatic series “Builders of the Republic – Bicentennial 1821-2021″, within the framework of the commemoration of the Bicentennial of the Independence of Peru.

This coin, which has been in circulation since May 4, 2022, bears the image of Manuel Lorenzo de Vidaurre, who was born in Lima on May 19, 1773 and died on March 9, 1841.

He graduated with a doctorate in Law and Canons from the University of San Marcos in 1802. Author of the books Cartas Americanas and Plan del Perú, he thought that the problems of the colonies could be solved with reforms emanating from the Spanish Crown and without reaching the separation . He gradually moved away from his reformist position, resigning from his Spanish magistracy to accept emancipation and, therefore, the republican government.

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He dedicated himself to the construction of the nascent State, especially to the creation of the “Judicial Power”. In addition to being Minister of Government and Foreign Affairs, deputy for Lima and editor of El Peruano, he was the first president of the Supreme Court of Justice.

Through this numismatic series, which consists of nine coins, it is remembered and pays tribute to the characters who, between the 18th and 19th centuries, fought to achieve the freedom of Peru.

This currency is legal tender, so it can be used in any economic transaction and will circulate simultaneously with the current ones.

On the obverse, in the central part, the Coat of Arms of Peru is observed surrounded by the legend “BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DEL PERÚ”, the year of minting 2022 and an inscribed eight-sided polygon that forms the fillet of the coin.

On the reverse, in the central part, the image of Manuel Lorenzo de Vidaurre can be seen. A geometric design of vertical lines and the mark of the Casa Nacional de Moneda can also be seen. On the left side and vertically, the phrase BICENTENARIO 1821-2021, the denomination in number, 1 and the name of the monetary unit, SOL.

Next to the denomination, the isotype of the Bicentennial can be seen, as a symbol of the series. At the top the character’s name is shown: MANUEL LORENZO DE VIDAURRE.