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1 Sol
| Issuer | Banco de Tacna |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in black on light paper with a pink underprint. A central vignette presents a pastoral landscape with a steam locomotive crossing a bridge, framed by an elaborate guilloche border. Two female portrait medallions appear in the upper left and lower right corners, with numeral '1' counters in the opposing corners; the issuer's name 'EL BANCO DE TACNA' runs in bold letterpress across the top, and the denomination 'UN SOL' appears in a dark panel at centre. |
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| Reverse lettering | BANCO DE TACNA UNO UNO COMPAÑÍA NACIONAL DE BILLETES DE BANCO |
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The Banco de Tacna operated under exceptional political circumstances: Tacna was occupied by Chile following the War of the Pacific and did not return to Peruvian sovereignty until 1929. This note, issued by a Peruvian provincial bank functioning under Chilean military administration, occupies an awkward legal and monetary position that standard Peruvian banking histories tend to gloss over.
The Compañía Nacional de Billetes de Banco was a Lima-based security printer — its involvement here confirms the note predates the Chilean occupation's tighter grip on local commerce, or reflects continued cross-border printing arrangements that persisted despite the political rupture.