Catalog
5 Soles
| Issuer | Peru |
|---|---|
| Year | 1879 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Size | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Printer | Log in to see details |
| Designer(s) | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse lettering | LA REPÚBLICA DEL PERÚ Lima Junio 30 de 1879 Pagará al portador CINCO SOLES Conforme á lo dispuesto en las leyes de 27 de Enero y 4 de Febrero de 1879. POR LA JUNTA ADMINISTRADORA Y DE VIJILANCIA DE LA EMISION FISCAL (Translation: The Republic of Peru Lima, June 30th., 1879 Will pay to the bearer Five Soles (Suns) Accordingly to stated on Laws from January 27th. & February 4th., 1879 By Administrative and Oversight Board of Fiscal Issue) |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Signature(s) | Log in to see details |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Log in to see details |
| Variants | Log in to see details |
| Comments |
This note was issued amid the financial strain preceding the War of the Pacific, which broke out in April 1879 when Chile declared war on Peru and Bolivia. The Peruvian government had already been issuing paper currency to cover fiscal shortfalls, and notes of this series circulated through an economy that would soon collapse under wartime occupation — Chilean forces entered Lima in January 1881, effectively ending normal monetary functions for years.
The American Bank Note Company held long-standing contracts with several South American governments through this period, often producing runs that outlasted the political regimes that ordered them.