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500 Soles de Oro

Issuer Banco Central de Reserva del Peru
Year 1968-1975
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In circulation to 1985
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Obverse description Printed in rose-brown tones, the obverse carries an intaglio portrait of Nicolas de Pierola at right, identified by a caption below, with a central vignette of the Peruvian national coat of arms set within an elaborate guilloche underprint. To the left, a sculptural allegorical group in intaglio depicts figures in dynamic composition. The date appears vertically along the left border, with the issuer's title across the top, the denomination panel reading QUINIENTOS SOLES DE ORO at centre, and two signature lines below captioned PRESIDENTE EJECUTIVO and DIRECTOR.
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Reverse description Printed in dark olive-brown tones, the reverse presents a finely engraved central vignette of the Casa Nacional de Moneda, Lima, rendered in intaglio with careful architectural detail including arched windows, a rooftop balustrade, a clock face, and a foreground garden with a fountain. The denomination 500 appears in each corner within guilloche rosettes, the issuer's name runs across the top border, and the value panel QUINIENTOS SOLES DE ORO is lettered along the bottom.
Reverse lettering BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DEL PERU
QUIENIENTOS SOLES DE ORO
CASA NACIONAL DE MONEDA
THOMAS DE LA RUE & COMPANY, LIMITED
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