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5 Soles de Oro
| Issuer | Banco Central de Reserva del Perú |
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| Year | 1941-1947 |
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| Size | 152 x 72 mm |
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| Obverse description | Dark purple intaglio print on a light guilloche underprint. A central vignette presents a classical female bust in profile, wearing a crested helmet, set within an ornate oval frame flanked by large numeral 5s at left and right. The bank title arches across the top, with the series designation and serial numbers in red at upper left and right. The denomination legend 'CINCO SOLES DE ORO' appears in bold letterpress at lower centre, with the date and legal reference below, and the printer's imprint at the foot. |
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| Reverse description | Printed in green intaglio, the reverse is dominated by a central oval vignette illustrating a rural scene with figures engaged in agricultural or forestry labour amid dense tropical vegetation. The oval is surrounded by elaborate scrollwork and four large corner numerals 5. The bank title curves across the top and the denomination 'CINCO SOLES DE ORO' is set in a straight legend at the bottom, with the printer's imprint below. |
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| Protection description | Watermarked cotton paper; specific watermark pattern associated with American Bank Note Company stock. |
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