Catalog
50 Soles de Oro
| Issuer | Banco Central de Reserva del Perú |
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| Year | 1962-1968 |
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| Currency | Sol (1863-1985) |
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| Reverse description | The national coat of arms occupies the central vignette, set against a fine guilloche underprint. The bank's title is inscribed across the top panel, with the numeral 50 positioned in all four corners and at either side of the central device, while the spelled denomination appears in a cartouche below. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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| Comments |
Thomas De La Rue produced this series for the Banco Central de Reserva throughout a period when Peru's monetary policy was under sustained pressure from fiscal imbalances tied to the Belaúnde Terry government's public works programs. The 50 Soles de Oro denomination sat at a practically useful mid-tier — high enough to matter, common enough to circulate hard.
De La Rue's contract with Lima dated back decades, and the watermark security on this issue reflects the firm's standard intaglio-and-letterpress split production of the period, rather than any Peru-specific enhancement.