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10 Soles
| Issuer | Banco de Tacna |
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| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in blue and black, with the large numeral '10' in ornate lettering at upper left and right corners within circular guilloche medallions. A central vignette in intaglio presents three allegorical and genre scenes: at left, a still-life arrangement of agricultural produce; at centre, agricultural labourers at work in a field; and at right, a seated female figure holding a basket of fruit and flowers. Above the central vignette, the bank title 'EL BANCO DE TACNA' appears in bold serif lettering, with the legend 'pagará al portador a la vista' and 'DIEZ SOLES' in a decorative panel, flanked by signature lines for 'Director Gerente' and 'Contador'. Serial numbers appear at upper left and right. |
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| Reverse lettering | EL BANCO DE TACNA COMPAÑIA AMERICANA DE BILLETES DE BANCO NUEVA YORK |
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Banco de Tacna occupied one of the stranger corners of Peruvian provincial banking. Tacna itself was under Chilean occupation from 1880 following the War of the Pacific, and remained so until 1929 — meaning this note was issued by a Peruvian institution operating in territory that was, for decades, administered by a foreign power. Whether these notes circulated freely alongside Chilean currency, or were suppressed, is a question the surviving examples quietly pose.
The ABNC printing is unsurprising for the region and period; most South American provincial banks of the era contracted New York or London houses rather than local printers.