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25 Pesos
| Issuer | La Providencia - Sociedad General del Perú |
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| Year | 1863 |
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| Value | 25 Pesos |
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| Obverse description | The obverse carries a central large-letter guilloche underprint reading 'VEINTE Y CINCO Pesos' in bold red letterpress across the centre of the note. At upper left, a vignette shows a classical standing female figure beside a column or plinth. The issuer's name 'La Providencia / Sociedad General del Perú' is inscribed in ornate script at the top centre, with the denomination numeral '25' appearing in two corners and serial number '2932' flanking the administration line; three manuscript signatures appear at the lower centre with printed role designations. |
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| Reverse description | No second image was provided; the reverse design of this note is not described. |
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La Providencia was one of several Lima-based private banks that issued notes during the brief but chaotic Peruvian free banking period of the early 1860s, before the government moved to curtail private emission rights. These institutions operated under minimal regulatory oversight, and convertibility promises were frequently strained by the silver liquidity crises that plagued Pacific coast commerce throughout the decade.
Pick 202 is among the rarer survivals from this issuer. Private Peruvian bank paper from this period was redeemed, repudiated, or simply worn out of existence in large quantities — institutional continuity was short and collapse was common.