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4 Soles
| Issuer | Banco del Perú |
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| Year | 1874 |
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| Value | 4 Soles |
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| Obverse description | Green note with an elaborate interlaced monogram cipher 'BP' (Banco del Perú) as a central vignette at left, set within an oval guilloche underprint. The denomination numeral '4' appears in an ornate floral cartouche at right. The central text panel bears the issuer name 'EL BANCO DEL PERÚ', the payable clause 'pagará a la vista y al portador', the value inscription 'Cuatro Soles', and the date 'Lima 1.o de Enero de 1874', with serial number printed twice in red at upper center and lower right. |
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| Reverse description | Printed entirely in green, the reverse is divided into three panels by guilloche borders, each bearing the denomination inscription 'CUATRO SOLES' vertically at left and right, flanking a large central interlaced 'BP' monogram cipher. The numeral '4' with decorative floral motifs appears in the outer side panels. The serial number is printed in red at lower center, with the printer imprint 'NATIONAL BANK NOTE C.o NEW YORK' at the bottom margin. |
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The Banco del Perú was a short-lived commercial institution operating in the volatile early years of Peruvian private banking, before the financial catastrophe of the War of the Pacific (1879–1884) wiped out most of the country's note-issuing banks entirely. The National Bank Note Company in New York produced paper for numerous Latin American clients during this period, and the 4 Soles denomination is among the more unusual face values in the series — an odd unit that reflects local commercial custom rather than any standard monetary framework.
The bank collapsed before the decade was out, making surviving notes genuinely scarce.