Peru, 1974 AD, Chávez and Quiñones - aviation heroes commemorative, 200 Soles, KM 262.

Peru, Chávez and Quiñones - aviation heroes commemorative, 1974 AD.,
200 Soles (37 mm / 22,02 g), 0.800 silver, 20,00 g. theor. mint weight, mintage 25.000 , coin alignment ↑↓ (180°), reeded edge,
Obv.: HEROES E LA AVIACION NACIONAL CIVIL Y MILITAR / JORGE CHAVEZ * * JOSE QUINONES // 200 / SOLES / DE ORO // 1910 * 1941 , their conjoined heads left within circle, two airplanes below.
Rev.: BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DEL PERU 8 DECIMOS FINO / 1974 , around national arms within circle.
KM 262 .

Year / Mintage
1974 25,000
1975 90,000
1976 25,000
1977 3,000
1978 3,000

Jorge Chávez Dartnell (January 13, 1887 – September 27, 1910), also known as Géo Chávez, was a Franco – Peruvian aviator. At a young age, he achieved fame for his aeronautical feats. He died in 1910 while attempting the first air crossing of the Alps.

José Abelardo Quiñones Gonzáles (April 22, 1914 – July 23, 1941) was a Peruvian military aviator and national aviation hero. He sacrificed his life crashing into an Ecuadorian battery (such as the Japanese kamikaze would crash at American ships in the Second World War) during the Battle of Zarumilla in the Ecuadorian–Peruvian war. The Ecuadorian–Peruvian War was a border war fought between July 5, 1941 and July 31, 1941, the first of three military conflicts that occurred between these two South American nations during the 20th century.