Peru Banknotes 1000 Soles de Oro banknote 1979 Miguel Grau Seminario
Central Reserve Bank of Peru - Banco Central de Reserva del Perú
Obverse: Peruvian naval officer Miguel Grau (27 July 1834 - 8 October 1879) Admiral during the War of the Pacific; Coat of arms at center.
Reverse: Fishermen at work and fishing trawlers in the background.
Watermark: Miguel Grau.
Printer: American Bank Note Company, New York.
Original Size: 150 x 74 mm
Texts: Banco Central de Reserva del Perú; Mil Soles de Oro.
Peru Banknotes - Peruvian Paper Money
1979-1985
Miguel Grau Seminario
Miguel María Grau Seminario (Paita, Peru, 27 July 1834 – Punta Angamos, Bolivia, 8 October 1879) is the most renowned Peruvian naval officer and hero of the Naval Battle of Angamos during the War of the Pacific (1879–1884). He was known as el Caballero de los Mares (Spanish for "Knight of the Seas") for his chivalry and is esteemed by both Peruvians and Chileans. He is an iconic figure for the Peruvian Navy, and one of the most famous merchant marine and naval military leaders of America.