Peru's 10 Soles de Oro denomination had a long run under the Banco Central de Reserva, and by the mid-1970s the series was already showing its age against accelerating inflation. The soles de oro would be replaced entirely by the inti in 1985, by which point the 10-sol note had become practically worthless in real terms — a victim of the chronic monetary instability that plagued Peru through the late Velasco and Morales Bermúdez governments.
Thomas De La Rue's involvement with Peruvian currency stretched back decades, making this a routine production assignment for the London printer rather than a new contract.
Peru's 10 Soles de Oro denomination had a long run under the Banco Central de Reserva, and by the mid-1970s the series was already showing its age against accelerating inflation. The soles de oro would be replaced entirely by the inti in 1985, by which point the 10-sol note had become practically worthless in real terms — a victim of the chronic monetary instability that plagued Peru through the late Velasco and Morales Bermúdez governments.
Thomas De La Rue's involvement with Peruvian currency stretched back decades, making this a routine production assignment for the London printer rather than a new contract.