Catalog
10 Soles de Oro
| Issuer | Banco Central de Reserva del Perú |
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| Year | 1951-1955 |
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| Size | 150 × 78 mm |
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| Reverse description | The Peruvian coat of arms is centered within the design, flanked by the face value in large numerals at left and right. The issuer's name runs along the upper border, and the denomination in full words appears beneath the central arms in a guilloche-framed panel. |
| Reverse lettering | BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DEL PERÚ 10 10 DIEZ SOLES DE ORO (Translation: Central Reserve Bank of Perú 10 10 Ten Soles de Oro (Golden Suns)) |
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Thomas De La Rue had been printing Peruvian currency since the late nineteenth century, and by the time this series was commissioned the relationship was well established — the BCR defaulted to London for nearly all its high-quality note production through the mid-twentieth century. The Soles de Oro replaced the earlier Sol currency system following the 1931 monetary reform that created the Banco Central de Reserva itself, and this denomination circulated during a period of relative macroeconomic stability under Odría's government before inflation began eroding smaller denominations in the late 1950s.
P#71 runs across the 1951–1955 date range with minor signature varieties distinguishing issues within the series.