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Description:
Obverse
A large central sun with a face on it, and five stars above the sun rays, all inside a beaded border
During a civil war there was North and South (Sud) Peru
Cuzco is the city where it was minted
Reverse
A wreath with a cross at the top, all inside a beaded border.
B.A. are the assayer's initials.
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