3128) "Tunanmarca" or "Tunan Marca" or "Siquillapucara", Peru: "Riqueza y Orgullo del Peru” ("Wealth and Pride of Peru Coin Series"): A 1 (One) Sol Coin showcases the Tunanmarca archeological Complex/Buildings: Date/Year of Coin issue: 26.11.2013:
The Central Reserve Bank of Peru in 2010 unveiled the design for one-sol coins, in its numismatic series called “Riqueza y Orgullo del Peru” ("Wealth and Pride of Peru").
The "Wealth and Pride of Peru" series first began in 2010 with the issue of the Golden Tumi as its motif.
Successive coins were issued such as the Karajia Sarcophagi, the Estela de Raimondi, the Chullupas of Sillustani, Machu Picchu, the Monastery of Santa Catalina, the Saywite Stone, the Great Pajaten, the Real Felipe Fortress, and the Temple of Vilcashuamán, and the Ruins/Monolith of Kuntur Wasi.
The Coins launched in this one-sol series included 26 unique designs reflecting Peru’s history and traditions.
Peru’s Central Bank has issued a new sol coin featuring the "Tunanmarca" in 2013 in its Wealth and Pride series of collectors’ coins.
"Tunanmarca" or "Tunan Marca" or "Siquillapucara":
This is an archaeological site in Peru located in the Junín Region, Jauja Province, Tunan Marca District.
The site was declared a National Cultural Heritage by Resolución Directoral Nacional No. 1359/INC on 09.11.2000.
These ruins date back to the Wanka civilization, which predated the Incas and occupied the Mantaro valley.
This city comprised some 4,300 chullpas, small circular buildings organized in groups around central courtyards and protected by walls.
It was divided into two districts separated by a central avenue, and boasted of a complex hydraulic system capable of providing drinking water for the entire population, estimated at 20,000.
It was populated between the thirteenth and sixteenth centuries AD.
Commemorative Coin:
On 26.11.2013 the Central Reserve Bank of Peru issued 10,000 new 1 Nuevo Sol coin featuring Tunanmarca buildings.
Inscribed towards the centre left periphery is the inscription - "TUNANMARCA S. XIII - XVI d.c"
Vertically engraved is seen "1 NEUVO SOL".
The specifications of the One Sol Coin are:
Country of issue: Republic of Peru; Coin Series Theme: "Riqueza y Orgullo del Peru” ("Wealth and Pride of Peru Coin Series"); Coin Theme: "Tunanmarca archeological Complex"; Coin Quality: Circulation Commemorative Coin; Date/Year of Coin issue: 26.11.2013; Denomination of Coin: 1 (One Nuevo Sol); Metal Composition: Nickel-brass; Weight: 7.32 grams; Diameter/Size: 25.5 mm; Thickness: 1.9 mm; Minted By: National Mint House; Mint Mark: LIMA; Mintage: 10.00 Million pieces; Shape: Round; Technique: Milled; Orientation/Coin alignment: ↑↓; Edge: Reeded.
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