Catalog
2 Soles
| Issuer | Banco Nacional del Perú, Tacna |
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| Value | 2 Soles |
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| Obverse description | Horizontal format note with the large bold title 'BANCO NACIONAL DEL PERÚ' arched across the upper portion, beneath the branch inscription 'LA SUCURSAL EN TACNA DE'. A central guilloche oval carries the denomination 'DOS' in large letters, with 'DOS SOLES' repeated in the body text of the promise-to-pay legend. To the left, a vignette portrays a rural scene with figures and a pack animal, while to the right a portrait vignette of a man in traditional Andean dress is set within a ruled border. The numeral '2' appears in each upper corner, and an orange-toned border frames the entire composition. |
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| Obverse lettering | LA SUCURSAL EN TACNA DE BANCO NACIONAL DEL PERÚ DOS DOS SOLES Pagará a la vista al portador en moneda corriente TACNA Muestra |
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The Banco Nacional del Perú operated in Tacna under genuinely complicated circumstances. Tacna was occupied by Chile from 1880 following the War of the Pacific and remained under Chilean administration until 1929 — meaning any note issued from the Tacna branch existed within a territory whose political status was actively disputed for decades. Whether this note circulated freely alongside Chilean currency or served a more localized function is unclear, but the geographic designation itself places it at the center of one of South America's most protracted post-war territorial disputes.