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10 Soles de Oro
| Issuer | Banco Central de Reserva del Perú |
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| Year | 1968 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Orange-red intaglio print on light ground. The central vignette at right presents a portrait of Garcilaso Inca de la Vega in Renaissance armour, while a vignette at left shows a colonial-style building facade. The Peruvian coat of arms appears in the centre, flanked by the denomination numeral 10, with the bank title across the top and the denomination in full — DIEZ SOLES DE ORO — in bold lettering below. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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Peru's Soles de Oro series of the 1960s was produced under a period of relative monetary stability before the inflationary pressures of the early 1970s severely eroded the sol's purchasing power. Thomas De La Rue had held the Banco Central de Reserva printing contract for decades by this point, and the relationship was uninterrupted through multiple Peruvian governments — civilian and military alike.
P#93 ran across several consecutive years with only the date changing, making year-specific attribution important for completeness. The 1968 date places this note in the final months of Fernando Belaúnde Terry's first presidency, just before General Velasco Alvarado's October coup.