How To: Live in Perú

There are a lot of false coins here. Especially coins of 5 soles. I asked some people from bank how to recognize it. Now I think I know what to pay attention to. Here’s what I found out:

• 5 soles coins are bimetallic, so the color is first thing. The ring should be from stainless steel - shiny and clear, and inside from copper-aluminium-nickel. Just learn what’s the color of good coin.
• When you put coin on glass or desk, it should not “wabble”. False coin may be skew or crooked.
• Pay attention to “escudo” on reverse side. On good coin thin lines in the background should be good visible.
• Lines of the number on front side (5 or 2) must be straight