20 Soles Peruvian Banknotes & Bills |
Antique money old currency Peru 20 Soles banknote |
Currency of Peru 20 Soles banknote 1879, issued during the War of the Pacific (1879–1883)
(Dated Lima, junio 30 de 1879, Republica del Peru First issue)
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Obverse: Allegorical woman with book and pen at center.
Reverse: Coat of arms of Peru at left & value at center and right.
Printer: American Bank Note Company, New York.
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30.06.1879 "Soles" Issue
War of the Pacific, Spanish Guerra del Pacífico, (1879–1883), conflict involving Chile, Bolivia, and Peru, which resulted in Chilean annexation of valuable disputed territory on the Pacific coast. It grew out of a dispute between Chile and Bolivia over control of a part of the Atacama Desert that lies between the 23rd and 26th parallels on the Pacific coast of South America. The territory contained valuable mineral resources, particularly sodium nitrate.