South Peru

Republic of South Peru

Independent State (1836), Constituent of the Peru-Bolivia Confederation (1836-1839)

Location: Western South Ameria

Capital City: Tacna

Government type: Republic (1836), Republic within Peru-Bolivia (1836-1839)

Main languages: Spanish, Quechua, Aymara

Main religions: Catholic Christianity

Chronology

1836: Peru split into North and South Peru, soon after both unite with Bolivia in Confederation

1839: Reunited with North Peru with the end of the Peru-Bolivia Confederacy

Currency

Real (1836-1839)

1 Escudo = 16 Reales

Coins from South Peru in the collection

•2 Real, 1838 (silver (.667), Arequipa mint, KM#169.2)

•4 Real, 1838 (silver (.667), Arequipa mint, KM#172)