Catalog
100 Soles de Oro
| Issuer | Banco Central de Reserva del Perú |
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| Year | 1975 |
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| Currency | Sol (1863-1985) |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of Hipólito Unanue at right, a vignette of dock workers at left, and the Coat of Arms of Peru at center, all set against a fine guilloche underprint. The denomination numeral '100' appears within guilloche rosettes at each corner, with red serial numbers bearing a letter prefix at upper left and lower right. Three signature lines appear at the bottom of the note, bearing the titles DIRECTOR, PRESIDENTE, and GERENTE GENERAL. |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette of the Iglesia de la Caridad (Church of Charity), recognized as the seat of Peru's first National Congress, rendered in an engraved architectural vignette style. The denomination numeral '100' is repeated within guilloche rosettes at each of the four corners. |
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The 100 Soles de Oro was part of a series the Banco Central de Reserva del Perú had been issuing under the Velasco Alvarado military government, which nationalized key industries and reshaped Peru's monetary policy through the early 1970s. By 1975, inflation was accelerating sharply — this denomination, already substantial in 1968, was losing ground fast against rising prices, and within a few years the entire Soles de Oro system would be overwhelmed by inflation requiring ever-larger denominations.
Thomas De La Rue's involvement with Peruvian currency stretched back decades, making this a continuation of a long commercial relationship rather than a new contract.