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5000 Soles de Oro
| Issuer | Banco Central de Reserva del Perú |
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| Year | 1979 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Red-brown intaglio print on a light guilloche underprint. Portrait of Peruvian military hero Francisco Bolognesi to the right, with the Coat of Arms of Peru at center. Denomination numerals appear at the upper left and lower right corners. |
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| Reverse lettering | BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DEL PERU CINCO MIL SOLES DE ORO 5000 |
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The 5000 Soles de Oro denomination reflects Peru's accelerating inflation during the late 1970s — a period when the military government of General Francisco Morales Bermúdez was struggling with a collapsing economy and IMF-mandated austerity. High-denomination notes like this one became practical necessities as purchasing power eroded rapidly.
Bradbury, Wilkinson's involvement places this among the last major Peruvian issues before the Sol de Oro was itself retired and replaced by the Inti in 1985, at a conversion rate of 1000 to 1 — which puts the real-world value trajectory of this note in stark relief.