Catalog
10 Soles
| Issuer | Banco La Providencia |
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| Year | 1877 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse carries the bold issuer title 'EL BANCO LA PROVIDENCIA' across the upper centre, above a promise-to-pay text and the large denomination legend 'DIEZ SOLES' in an ornate letterpress panel. A classical female allegorical vignette occupies the lower left, with a cherub or child figure at her feet, while a caduceus-flanked numeral '10' panel anchors the right side. The border is formed by a repeating 'DIEZ' guilloche band, and the note bears manuscript signatures for the Presidente, Director de Turno, and Gerente General, with 'PERU' inscribed at the top centre. |
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| Obverse lettering | PERU EL BANCO LA PROVIDENCIA DIEZ SOLES LIMA PRESIDENTE DIRECTOR DE TURNO GERENTE GENERAL Con permiso Americana de Billetes de Banco Nueva York DIEZ |
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Banco La Providencia was a private Peruvian bank operating under the liberal banking law of 1873, which briefly opened Peru's financial system to commercial note-issuing banks before the War of the Pacific and subsequent state intervention collapsed the experiment entirely. Most of these institutions — La Providencia among them — had ceased operations or been absorbed by the late 1880s, leaving their note issues stranded in small quantities.
ABNC produced the plates in New York, as they did for most Peruvian private bank issues of this period, often sharing stylistic elements across multiple client banks. Short-lived issuer, limited redemption window.