| Descrizione del dritto |
White, orange, and green printing on multicolour underprint. Central vignette presents a view of the Machu Picchu citadel, with a globe motif to the left emphasising the outline of Peru. Face value numeral appears at top, denomination in letters at bottom; city name with foundation and abandonment dates inscribed at upper left. |
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| Descrizione del rovescio |
White, orange, and green printing on multicolour underprint. Traditional Inca craft motifs occupy the centre and right portions of the note, with face value numerals in the upper-left and lower-right corners and denomination in letters in the lower-left and upper-right corners. Series designation and alphanumeric code appear at left, region name, motto, and city name at lower right, with repeated microprinting reading LOST CITIES running along the bottom margin. |
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The "Machu Picchu" series was part of Peru's broader effort to shift from the long-running huacos and fauna themes toward a nationally iconic imagery program. The 2 Sol denomination is the workhorse of everyday retail transactions, so notes at this level tend to circulate hard and fast — paper examples from this series often show premature wear along the horizontal fold lines within months of issue.
Printed by the Casa de Moneda de Perú in Lima, this is one of the relatively few South American circulating notes of the period produced by a domestic security printer rather than contracted abroad.