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40 Centavos Compañia de Obras Públicas y Fomento del Perú

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Location Peru
Issuing institution Public Works and Development Company of Peru (Compañia de Obras Públicas y Fomento del Perú)
Period Republic (1822-date)
Type Standard circulation banknotes
Year 1876
Value 40 Centavos (0.40 PEH)
Currency Sol (1863-1930) / Sol de Oro (1931-1985)
Composition Paper
Shape Rectangular
Issued 1876
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
555163
References P# S443
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).

Obverse

Black and red-brown print.
Street scene with passenger train on viaduct at left; red-brown value at background at center; blue serial # at upper left.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
La Compañia
de Obras Publicas y Fomento
del Perú
40
pagará al portador
Cuarenta
Centavos
en moneda corriente.
LIMA, Julio 4 de 1876.
DIRECTOR PRESIDENTE
Compañia Nacional de Billetes de Banco.
Nuevo York.

Translation:
The Public Works and Development Company of Peru will pay to the bearer Forty Cents in current currency.
Lima, July 4, 1876.
National Bank Note Company.
New York.

Reverse

Brown print.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
CUARENTA
COMPAÑIA DE OBRAS PUBLICAS
Y FOMENTO DE PERÚ
40
CENTAVOS

Translation:
Public Works and Development Company of Peru
Forty Cents

Printer

National Bank Note Company, New York City, United States (1861-1872)

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1876-Jul-04 

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