Catalog
500 Soles de Oro
| Issuer | Banco Central de Reserva del Peru |
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| Year | 1965 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Brown intaglio on a light multicolour underprint, centred on an oval guilloche vignette of a seated allegorical female figure accompanied by a child; the denomination numeral 500 appears in ornate lathe-work panels to either side. The bank title BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DEL PERU and the bearer clause PAGARA AL PORTADOR are inscribed at the top, with QUINIENTOS SOLES DE ORO and the date LIMA, 26 de Febrero de 1965 along the lower centre. Three manuscript signatures of bank officials run across the lower margin, with the series and serial number printed in red at left and upper right respectively. |
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| Reverse lettering | BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DEL PERU QUINIENTOS SOLES DE ORO AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY 500 |
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The 500 Soles de Oro was among the higher denominations in active circulation during Peru's mid-1960s inflationary climb, a period when the sol was losing ground steadily against the dollar despite official exchange controls. American Bank Note Company had a long-standing relationship with the Banco Central de Reserva, producing much of Peru's currency through this period from its New York facility.
Pick 91 is not a rare note, but worn examples dominate the market — this was working money at a denomination large enough to see genuine use.