Catalog
10 Libras Peruanas de Oro
| Issuer | Junta de Vigilancia |
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| Year | 1914 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The left portion of the note carries an intaglio vignette of a standing male figure harvesting sugar cane amid tropical foliage, rendered in dark green tones against a light background. To the right, a large ornate guilloche medallion with the numeral '10' is flanked by intricate scrollwork underprint in orange and blue. The upper right bears the title 'CHEQUE CIRCULAR' in bold letterpress, with the issuing authority text and date 'Lima, 5 de Octubre de 1914' inscribed below; corner numerals '10' and serial number panels appear at upper left and upper right, with 'SERIE D' indicated. |
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| Obverse lettering | CHEQUE CIRCULAR DIEZ LIBRAS PERUANAS DE ORO PAGADERAN CONFORME A LAS MISMAS LEYES Lima, 5 de Octubre de 1914 SERIE D POR LA JUNTA DE VIGILANCIA AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. NEW YORK SPECIMEN |
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The Junta de Vigilancia was a temporary supervisory body established in Peru during the financial crisis triggered by the outbreak of World War One in 1914. As international credit froze and gold exports became impossible to manage through normal channels, the Junta was empowered to authorize emergency fiduciary issues — this note being among the higher denominations in that series.
ABNC's involvement is unsurprising; they held longstanding contracts across Latin American issuing authorities throughout this period. The plates would have been engraved in New York and the finished notes shipped to Lima.
The Junta's authority was short-lived, dissolved once more permanent monetary arrangements were reestablished.