Peru currency note, 5 soles de oro, issued postwar
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm) | Width: 5.625 inches (14.288 cm)
Archival History
The paper money was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2009 by Diana Nikkels, the granddaughter of Abigael de Vries and the daughter of Ingeborg de Vries Nikkels.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Diana Nikkels
Scope and Content
5 soles de oro bank note issued by the Banco Central de Reserva del Perú in Peru in 1956.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Rectangular offwhite paper currency. Face has a graphic design in blue green ink with a green geometric border and numeric denomination medallions in each corner. There is a center medallion with a portrait of a seated Liberty in green flanked by numeric denominations medallions. The serial and series numbers are in the upper left and right quadrants. Across the bottom is a block with repeating text: 5 and CINCO. The written denomination is repeated in the side borders. Back of note has a green geometric border and an inner border with repeating text: 5 and CINCO. There are numeric denomination medallions in each corner. In the center is a coat of arms within a medallion, flanked by numeric denomination medallions. There is Spanish text on the upper and lower borders.
Subjects
- Peru--Economic polocy--20th century.
- Paper money--Peru--History.
Genre
- Object
- Exchange Media