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Bibliographic details

• Authors: NATALIA VENEGAS FIGUEROA
• Published: March 3, 2025

Overview

• Peru’s new 200-sol banknote features pioneering painter Tilsa Tsuchiya.
• Article author: NATALIA VENEGAS FIGUEROA, staff of Finance & Development.
• Publication: F&D Magazine, March 2025.
• The Central Reserve Bank of Peru collaborated with British design company De La Rue to produce the note.

Design and security features

• Front: portrait of Tilsa Tsuchiya surrounded by fantastical creatures and cosmological motifs that inspired her art.
• Reverse: depicts Peru’s diverse flora and fauna, including an Andean cock-of-the-rock.
• Security:
  • The 200-sol note includes a unique machine-readable component.
  • Embedded in a vertical stripe of a micro-optic security thread is an Andean cross (chakana) that expands and contracts when the note is tilted.
  • Crane Currency, a printer for central banks, worked on the security measures.

Recognition and honors

• The industry group High Security Printing Latin America in June honored the 200-sol note, the currency’s highest denomination, along with smaller bills, as the best new series of 2024.

Cultural significance and thematic intent

• The note emphasizes Peru’s cultural diversity and women’s contributions to national identity.
• Abraham de la Melena, an official at the Central Reserve Bank of Peru, said Tsuchiya’s presence on the banknote “honors her legacy and the values she embodies for our nation,” citing representation of resilience, creativity, and cultural richness.
• The banknote is framed as a reminder of the nation’s rich heritage and connects people with a legacy of creativity, resilience, and cultural pride.

Featured figures in the series

• Afro-Peruvian singer Chabuca Granda
• Novelist José María Arguedas
• Inca historian María Rostworowski
• Diplomat and engineer Pedro Paulet
• Tilsa Tsuchiya featured on the 200-sol note

Biographical notes on Tilsa Tsuchiya

• Born in 1928 in the coastal district of Supe, north of Lima.
• Parentage: Japanese immigrant father and Peruvian-Chinese mother.
• Rose to prominence in the mid-20th century for depicting Andean myths in a surrealist style.
• Studied in Paris in the 1960s; influenced by André Breton’s surrealist movement.
• Artistic themes: dual heritage, pre-Columbian symbols, identity, femininity, and mythology.

Key statistics and exact figures

• Denomination featured: 200-sol (the currency’s highest denomination).
• Year of birth: 1928.
• Honor awarded: best new series of 2024 (by High Security Printing Latin America).
• Publication date: March 2025.

Valued Visionary — F&D Magazine; NATALIA VENEGAS FIGUEROA; March 2025.

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