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5 Soles de Oro
| Issuer | Banco Central de Reserva del Perú |
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| Year | 1962-1968 |
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| Size | 142 × 67 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of a female Liberty allegory, rendered in intaglio, occupies the centre of the note. The issuer's name is inscribed across the top in letterpress, while the face value appears in numerals at all four corners and flanking the central vignette, with the denomination spelled out in full in a text band below the figure. |
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| Reverse lettering | BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DEL PERU 5 5 CINCO SOLES DE ORO (Translation: Central Reserve Bank of Peru 5 5 Five Soles de Oro) |
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Thomas De La Rue held the Peruvian printing contract for much of the mid-twentieth century, and this series reflects that arrangement — competent, reliable production from London for a denomination that saw heavy everyday use in Lima's markets and provincial commerce. The Sol de Oro had replaced the earlier sol at par in 1931 and remained nominally stable through the 1950s, but by the mid-1960s inflation was beginning to erode the purchasing power of low denominations, pushing the 5 Soles toward the bottom of practical utility.
Peru's 1968 military coup under Velasco Alvarado ended the issue run and eventually drove broader monetary reforms.