50 Soles Provisional overprint issue

Series: Sol, Provisional issue

Obverse

(en) Provisional issue by overprinted on 5 Incas 1881 ("Legítimo"). Overprints are on the reverse side only.
(Host note) Blue printing.
Country name on top, divided by coat of arms. Cherubs on upper sides.Series 1 letter on top left, red serial #s, 5 digits on top right. Face value in Arabic numbers on both top corners, and on lower left and right; in Roman numbers on both lower corners, in letters at center; issuing date and location below; date is repeated twice; left one is in reverse order (Y, M ,D), location at center. One signature (Perú President) on lower center.

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
5 REPÚBLICA DEL PERÚ
SERIE A 08651
pagará al portador
CINCO INCAS
en moneda de oro
conforme al supremo decreto de Octubre, 18 de 1880
1881, Setiembre 1º LIMA 1º Setiembre, 1881
V

Reverse

(en) (Host note) Blue printing.
No images. Face value in big Arabic number on center, in Roman number on left and right edges, and above and below center; in letters on sides of central number, and on upper left and right on sides of Roman number. 2 signatures with titles above, on lower zone. Host note also is overprinted black "LEGITIMO" as oval seal, rotated 90º on left.
(Overprint) Black oval seal at center, including modified face value an date.

Scripts: łaciński, łaciński (kursywa)

Lettering:
(Host) INCAS V CINCO
V CINCO 5 INCAS V
El Secretario
de
Hacienda y Comercio
El Presidente
de la
Junta fiscal
V
(Overprinted on host) LEGITIMO
(Overprint) VALE POR
CINCUENTA SOLES
1881
EMISION FISCAL

Signatures

Nicolás de Piérola (NP)	President of Republic of Peru
Manuel Antonio Barinaga (MAB)
José Felix García (JFG)
Juan de Dios Quintana (JDQ)

Printer

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See also

• Religious implements

• 5 Incas

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Date	Signatures				VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	References
Undetermined
1881-Sep-01	NP, MAB, JFG, JDQ										P# 18 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , TBB# B123a Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).	(en) Host without overprint "LEGITIMO"
1881-Sep-01	NP, MAB, JFG, JDQ										P# 19 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , TBB# B123b Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).	(en) Host with overprint oval seal "LEGITIMO" (at right or left of reverse)

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