100 Centavos de Inca Provisional overprint on 100 Soles Compañía General del Perú

Features

Location	Peru
Issuing institution	Republic of Peru - Administration Board (Republica del Peru - Junta Administradora)
Period	Republic (1822-date)
Type	Standard circulation banknotes
Year	1881
Value	100 Centavos de Inca
Currency	Inca Peruano (1881-1882)
Composition	Paper
Size	190 × 80 mm
Shape	Rectangular
Technique	Overprinted
Issued	1881
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 531725
References	P# 13 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , TBB# 118 Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).

Series: Inca Currency, provisional issue

Obverse

Blue and black printing.
Black overprint on 100 Soles note (Banco de la Compañía General del Perú - P# S134).
(Host note): José Galvez wearing laurel wreath on upper center to left; allegory, "Liberty" as woman standing wearing feathered helmet, with undulated sword on right hand and lion resting on back; steam locomotive on lower center.
Issuer name on top, face value in number on top left and center right, in numbers and letters on center. Black series, 1 letter on lower center and right, red serial #s 4 digits on lower left and top right. 2 signatures with titles above, on sides of lower image. Issuing location and date above signatures, with space to fill day and month; printed year.
(Overprinted) "BILLETE PROVISIONAL" cancelling issuer name, on top; "100 CENTAVOS DE INCA" cancelling original face value, on center; 2 signatures, placed above originals.

Scripts: Latin, Latin (cursive)

Lettering:
(Host): 100 CIEN
Nº 5185
el BANCO
de la
COMPAÑIA GENERAL
DEL PERÚ
pagará a la vista
en moneda corriente
CIEN SOLES
JOSÉ GALVEZ
Lima ___________1873
GERENTE GERENTE
LOS BILLETES DE CIEN SOLES QUE EMITA LA SOCIEDAD
Y QUE SERÁN DE SU RESPONSABILIDAD, ESTARÁN FIRMADOS POR DOS DE SUS GERENTES.
(Overprinted) BILLETE PROVISIONAL
100
CENTAVOS DE INCA

Translation:
One hundred
The Bank of the General Company of Perú will pay at sight in common currency one hundred Soles
Manager
The notes of one hundred Soles issued by the Society and that will be of their responsibility, will be signed by two of their Managers
(Overprinted) Provisional note.
100 Centavos de Inca

Reverse

Green/blue printing
(Host) Steam locomotive on upper left, man with llamas on upper right.
Face value in numbers at center.
Printer name on bottom.
(Overprinted) issuer name on center top; face value in letters with new currency name over original face value and at center; issuing date at center left and right, to bottom, twice (date on right is in inverse order - Y, M, D).
Republic president signature. on lower center.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
(Host) 100
American Bank Note Co New York
(Overprinted) la
REPÚBLICA DEL PERÚ
pagará al portador en moneda corriente
CIEN
CENTAVOS DE INCA
1º Setiembre 1881 1881 Setiembre 1º

Translation:
(Overprints) The Republic of Perú will pay to bearer in common currency one hundred Cents of Inca
September 1st., 1881

Signatures

José Felix García (JFG)
Juan de Dios Quintana (JDQ)

Printers

American Banknote Corporation (American Bank Note Company), United States (1795-date)
National Bank Note Company, New York City, United States (1861-1872)

Comments

Obverse of notes were printed by NBNC, and reverse by ABNC (as stated by Pick catalog)

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Date	Signatures				VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
1881-Sep-01	JFG, JDQ

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