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50 Nuevos Soles

Features

Issuer	Peru
Issuing bank	Central Reserve Bank of Peru (Banco Central de Reserva del Perú)
Period	Republic (1822-date)
Type	Standard circulation banknotes
Years	2009-2012
Value	50 Soles 50 PEN = USD 15
Currency	Nuevo sol (1991-2015) / Sol (2016-date)
Composition	Paper
Size	140 × 65 mm
Shape	Rectangular
Number	N# 205399
References	P# 184, 189 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , TBB# 526, 527 Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes). , BCRP# 260, 261 Daniel Isaac Robles Smithson; 2008. Billetes emitidos por el Banco Central de Reserva del Perú. Banco Central de Reserva del Perú, Lima, Peru.

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Obverse

Portrait of Abraham Valdelomar Pinto, to right of center, issuer name on top, face value in numbers and letters turned 90º to left of center, in numbers on bottom right.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DEL PERU
50 NUEVOS SOLES (turned 90º)
50

Translation:
Central Reserve Bank of Peru
50 Nuevos Soles (new suns)
50

Reverse

Image of "El Castillo", Chavín de Huántar, Ancash, face value in letters on top, coat of arms of Peru on to right, face value on bottom left.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
CINCUENTA NUEVOS SOLES)
50

Translation:
Fifty Nuevos Soles (New Suns)
50

Watermark

Abraham Valdelomar Pinto, rooster, and denomination

Signatures

Julio Emilio Velarde Flores "2nd sign" (JEVF")	President
Martha Rodríguez Salas (MRS)	Director
Renzo Rossini Miñán (RRM)	General Manager
José Gallardo Ku (JGK)	Director

Printers

De La Rue (Thomas de la Rue; Thomas De La Rue & Co.; TDLR), London, United Kingdom (1821-date)
Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation, South Korea

Comments

Notable UV differences (P#184 with red above, P#189 without red below):

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Security thread reading “PERU 50” and “BCRP” under light:

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When tilted, “50” is revealed on Abraham's shoulder:

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"El Castillo" (The Castle) is the local name for the Archeological complex of Chavín de Huántar, at Ancash, also known as "Templo Nuevo" (New Temple).

Abraham Valdelomar Pinto (1888-1919) is one of the main writers of Perú, under his pseudonym Conde de Lemos, also poet, reporter, drawer, but is widely known for his short stories.

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Date	Signatures	No. printed	UNC	References		Frequency
Undetermined
2009-Aug-13	JEVF", MRS, RRM	125 000 000		P# 184 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , TBB# 526 Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes). , BCRP# 260 Daniel Isaac Robles Smithson; 2008. Billetes emitidos por el Banco Central de Reserva del Perú. Banco Central de Reserva del Perú, Lima, Peru.	Prefix/Suffix: A/A - A/M; Printer: TDLR	27%
2012-Mar-22	JEVF", JGK, RRM	305 000 000	$ 18	P# 189 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , TBB# 527 Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes). , BCRP# 261 Daniel Isaac Robles Smithson; 2008. Billetes emitidos por el Banco Central de Reserva del Perú. Banco Central de Reserva del Perú, Lima, Peru.	Prefix/Suffix: A/M - B/S; Printer: Korea	73%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 183 Lot 497	Feb 4, 2026	2012-Mar-22 JEVF", JGK, RRM – P# 189, TBB# 527, BCRP# 261 – Prefix/Suffix: A/M - B/S; Printer: Korea	UNC	USD 9.29 (EUR 8.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 168 Lot 2181	Sep 10, 2025	2012-Mar-22 JEVF", JGK, RRM – P# 189, TBB# 527, BCRP# 261 – Prefix/Suffix: A/M - B/S; Printer: Korea	UNC	USD 20.90 (EUR 18.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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