1/5 Libra

1906, Peru. Beautiful Gold 1/5 Libra Coin. 1st Date of Libra Coinage! NGC MS-62!

Mint Place: Lima
Reference: KM-210.
Mint Year: 1906 (1st date of type!)
Denomination:  1/5 Pound (1/5 Libra) 
Condition: Certified and graded by NGC as MS-62!
Material: Gold (.917)
Weight: 1.5976gm
Diameter: 14mm

Obverse: Bust of a native Peruvian, wearing earrings and feathered headband right.
Legend: VERDAD I JUSTICIA . 1/5 DE LIBRA .  

Reverse: Shining sun above shield with coat-of-arms of the Republic of Peru. All within sprays . Date (1906) below.
Legend: . REPUBLICA PERUANA LIMA G . OZ . F .

Peru declared its independence in 1821 and the city of Cusco maintained its  importance within the administrative structure of the of the country.  Upon independence, the Department of Cusco was created and at the time maintained authority over territory extending to the Brazilian border. The city of Cusco was made capital of the department and  subsequently became the most important city in the south-eastern Andean  region.