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1742 - 8 Escudos Coin Lima Mint

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1742 - 8 Escudos Coin Lima Mint (coin front)
1742 - 8 Escudos Coin Lima Mint (coin back)
Value
8
Monetary System
Escudos
Monetary Type
Collectors Coin
Circulation Date
1742
Legal Tender
No
Material
Gold
Printer / Manufacturer
Lima Coin Mint
Other Details
Hammered coinage with pillar design

This coin was made from gold with the value of 8 Escudo in 1742 by the Mint of Lima.

Coins from the same series were minted in values of 1, 2, 4, and 8 Escudos until 1814.

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Peru Event Calendar

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January 2019
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Feria Dakar Lima 2019
Before the most famous and toughest off-road rally kicks off in Lima on January 6, 2019, everyone infected with the Dakar fever is invited to join the Feria Dakar Lima and enjoy a 100% Dakar experience.
Date : Friday, 04 January 2019
5
Feria Dakar Lima 2019
Before the most famous and toughest off-road rally kicks off in Lima on January 6, 2019, everyone infected with the Dakar fever is invited to join the Feria Dakar Lima and enjoy a 100% Dakar experience.
Date : Saturday, 05 January 2019
6
Feria Dakar Lima 2019
Before the most famous and toughest off-road rally kicks off in Lima on January 6, 2019, everyone infected with the Dakar fever is invited to join the Feria Dakar Lima and enjoy a 100% Dakar experience.
Dakar Rally 2019 in Peru
For the first time in its exciting history, the Dakar Rally 2019 takes place in only one country: Peru!
Open Museums in Peru – Museos Abiertos
Open Museums (Museos Abiertos), an initiative of the Peruvian Ministry of Culture that allows Peruvians and foreign residents to visit more than 50 public museum, archaeological sites and historical places throughout the country free of charge, returns in 2019.
Date : Sunday, 06 January 2019
7
Dakar Rally 2019 in Peru
For the first time in its exciting history, the Dakar Rally 2019 takes place in only one country: Peru!
Date : Monday, 07 January 2019
8
Dakar Rally 2019 in Peru
For the first time in its exciting history, the Dakar Rally 2019 takes place in only one country: Peru!
Date : Tuesday, 08 January 2019
9
Dakar Rally 2019 in Peru
For the first time in its exciting history, the Dakar Rally 2019 takes place in only one country: Peru!
Date : Wednesday, 09 January 2019
10
Dakar Rally 2019 in Peru
For the first time in its exciting history, the Dakar Rally 2019 takes place in only one country: Peru!
Date : Thursday, 10 January 2019
11
Dakar Rally 2019 in Peru
For the first time in its exciting history, the Dakar Rally 2019 takes place in only one country: Peru!
Date : Friday, 11 January 2019
12
Dakar Rally 2019 in Peru
For the first time in its exciting history, the Dakar Rally 2019 takes place in only one country: Peru!
Date : Saturday, 12 January 2019
13
Dakar Rally 2019 in Peru
For the first time in its exciting history, the Dakar Rally 2019 takes place in only one country: Peru!
Date : Sunday, 13 January 2019
14
Dakar Rally 2019 in Peru
For the first time in its exciting history, the Dakar Rally 2019 takes place in only one country: Peru!
Date : Monday, 14 January 2019
15
Dakar Rally 2019 in Peru
For the first time in its exciting history, the Dakar Rally 2019 takes place in only one country: Peru!
Date : Tuesday, 15 January 2019
16
Dakar Rally 2019 in Peru
For the first time in its exciting history, the Dakar Rally 2019 takes place in only one country: Peru!
Date : Wednesday, 16 January 2019
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Dakar Rally 2019 in Peru
For the first time in its exciting history, the Dakar Rally 2019 takes place in only one country: Peru!
Feria Dakar Lima 2019
Before the most famous and toughest off-road rally kicks off in Lima on January 6, 2019, everyone infected with the Dakar fever is invited to join the Feria Dakar Lima and enjoy a 100% Dakar experience.
Date : Thursday, 17 January 2019
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Los Cafres in Lima 2019 – Sunset Colors Festival
The well-known Argentine reggae band Los Cafres returns to Peru offering another concert with the best Latino reggae rhythms and vibes in Lima.
Date : Saturday, 19 January 2019
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Electro Selvamonos 2019 near Paracas
In 2019 “Selvamonos”, the iconic Peruvian festivals that combine music, art, nature and food, are back with 3 different events. Starting the Selvamonos season this year is the “Electro Selvamonos” at the end of January 2019.
Date : Saturday, 26 January 2019
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Electro Selvamonos 2019 near Paracas
In 2019 “Selvamonos”, the iconic Peruvian festivals that combine music, art, nature and food, are back with 3 different events. Starting the Selvamonos season this year is the “Electro Selvamonos” at the end of January 2019.
Date : Sunday, 27 January 2019
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OMD, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, in Lima 2019
21:00
OMD fans in Peru have been waiting for this forever: finally for the first time, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, the legendary British electronic, synth-pop and new wave band, pays Lima a visit on their world tour at the end of January 2019.
Date : Wednesday, 30 January 2019
31
Art Battle Lima 2019
19:30
Already super successful around the globe, Art Battle, the live painting competition where local artists transform blank canvases into beautiful pieces of art in just twenty minutes and the audience votes who will win the event, is finally coming to Lima.
Date : Thursday, 31 January 2019

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Apr
Ultra Peru 2025 in Lima
20
Apr
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01
May
Labor Day in Peru
01
May
Virgin of Chapi celebration in Arequipa
03
May
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