Owner Comments:
A gold coin of 0.917 fineness weighing 7.988 grams totaling 0.2355 troy ounces of fine gold (AGW)
Melt value as of September 28, 2020 is $443.58. Mintage in 1916 of 582,000.
NGC has graded 38 of these, 18 in higher grades, 3 others in MS-61 like this one.
Obverse: Shield within sprigs with radiant sun above
Reverse: Head with headband right
Edge Description: Reeded
The gold libra superseded the silver sol as Peru's main unit of currency in 1898. The libra weighed the same as a British sovereign and equaled ten soles.
Catalog reference: Fr-73, KM 207.