Catalog
100 Soles
| Issuer | El Banco Nacional del Perú, Sucursal en Iquique |
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| Year | 187_ |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Orange and brown note with an ornate guilloche border running the full perimeter. A central vignette portrays a reclining male figure in a coastal scene with a ship at sea in the background. The denomination "100" appears in large numerals at left and right, flanked by elaborate floral underprint rosettes. The heading "EL BANCO NACIONAL DEL PERÚ" arches across the upper portion of the note, with the branch designation "LA SUCURSAL EN IQUIQUE DE" printed above. Three "Muestra" (Specimen) overprints appear along the lower margin, with signature lines for GERENTE EN LIMA, DIRECTOR, and GERENTE DE LA SUCURSAL. |
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| Obverse lettering | LA SUCURSAL EN IQUIQUE DE EL BANCO NACIONAL DEL PERÚ Yquique No. HEN 100 CIEN SOLES Pagará Cien Soles a la vista al portador en moneda corriente GERENTE EN LIMA DIRECTOR GERENTE DE LA SUCURSAL Muestra Muestra Muestra |
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El Banco Nacional del Perú established a branch in Iquique specifically to service the booming nitrate trade of the Tarapacá region — at the time still Peruvian territory. The War of the Pacific changed everything. Chilean forces occupied Iquique in 1879, and the branch's notes became politically inconvenient almost immediately. Most circulating examples were withdrawn or simply stopped being honored.
The open date field — "187_" — means surviving notes may have been issued any year between 1870 and 1879, with the final digit completed by hand. Given the occupation, notes dated 1879 likely saw the shortest and most chaotic circulation of the series.