Peru new 10- and 20-nuevo sol notes confirmed


10 nuevos soles (US$3.65)
Green, orange, brown, and red. Front: Inverted biplane; José Abelardo Quiñones Gonzales. Back: Vase; Machu Picchu ruins and mountains; coat of arms. Solid security thread with demetalized PERU 10 BCRP. Watermark: José Abelardo Quiñones Gonzales, pixelated airplane, and electrotype 10. Printer: Unknown. 140 x 65 mm. 13 DE AGOSTO DE 2009. Signature (Gerente General, Renzo Rossini Miñán; Presidente, Julio Velarde Flores). Intro: 30.06.2011.


20 nuevos soles (US$7.30)
Brown, orange, green, and red. Front: Raúl Porras Barrenechea. Back: Chimú pottery vessel of a cat; Chan Chan archaeological complex; coat of arms. Solid security thread with demetalized PERU 20 BCRP. Watermark: Raúl Porras Barrenechea, pixelated open book, and electrotype 20. Printer: Unknown. 140 x 65 mm. 13 DE AGOSTO DE 2009. Signature (Gerente General, Renzo Rossini Miñán; Presidente, Julio Velarde Flores). Intro: 30.06.2011.

More info is available from the Banco Central de Reserva del Perú.

Courtesy of Thomas Krause, Dennis Zammit, and Fernando Horna.