Catalog
25 Pesos
| Issuer | Banco de Londres y Sud America |
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| Year | 1872 |
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| Currency | Peso (1826-1985) |
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| Obverse description | Printed in blue on white cotton paper, the obverse carries the bank title BANCO DE LONDRES Y SUD AMERICA in an arched inscription across the upper border, with the denomination $25 stated in each upper corner. A central guilloche frame encloses the written denomination VEINTE CINCO PESOS, flanked on either side by the serial number, while a manuscript date and place of issue appear below. The lower margin bears the English issuing authority legend FOR THE LONDON & SOUTH AMERICAN BANK, LIMITED, followed by manuscript signatures and a cancellation overprint across the face. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO DE LONDRES Y SUD AMERICA VEINTE CINCO PESOS $25 For the London & South American Bank, Limited En esta su Casa en Lima pagará Nd la vista al portador |
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Banco de Londres y Sud América was a British-owned commercial bank operating across South America in the nineteenth century, with branches in Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Valparaíso, and Lima. This 25 Peso note dates from a period when privately issued bank paper dominated Argentine circulation — the Banco Nacional wouldn't arrive until 1872, the same year this note was printed, and a unified national currency was still over a decade away.
The S-prefix in the Pick reference places this firmly in the Specialized catalogue's private and commercial bank section, distinct from government issues. Cotton substrate was standard for the British-connected houses of the period, generally sourced through London suppliers.