{"product_id":"peru-10-pcs-super-set-8-banknotes-unc-vicuna-macchu-picchu-coins-xf","title":"Peru 10 Pcs SUPER SET—8 Banknotes UNC—Coins Vicuña not Llama XF Machu Picchu UNC","description":"\u003cp\u003eTen pieces. Five centuries of Peruvian history. This curated set spans the final decades of the \u003cstrong\u003eSol de Oro\u003c\/strong\u003e era and the short, hyperinflation-scarred life of the \u003cstrong\u003eInti\u003c\/strong\u003e — bookended by two coins that tell a completely different story: a graceful Andean animal and the most famous ruin on Earth. Every banknote is \u003cstrong\u003eUncirculated\u003c\/strong\u003e; the Vicuña coin is \u003cstrong\u003eXF Bright\u003c\/strong\u003e; the Machu Picchu commemorative is \u003cstrong\u003eUNC\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's in the Set\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e1 Sol de Oro coin — KM#248, Vicuña (1966–1975, date varies, XF Bright)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA small coin with a big personality. The \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vicu%C3%B1a\" target=\"_blank\"\u003evicuña\u003c\/a\u003e — the wild ancestor of the alpaca — produces the finest natural fiber on Earth. Peru protects it fiercely. This is not a llama.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e1 Nuevo Sol coin — KM#360, Machu Picchu Commemorative (2011, UNC)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIssued to celebrate the centennial of Hiram Bingham's \"discovery\" of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Machu_Picchu\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMachu Picchu\u003c\/a\u003e — a site the local Quechua people never actually lost track of.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e5 Soles de Oro banknote — P-92 or P-99 (1968–1974, UNC)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pachacuti\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eInca Pachacutec\u003c\/a\u003e on the front, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sacsayhuam%C3%A1n\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSacsayhuamán Fortress\u003c\/a\u003e on the back. The emperor who built Machu Picchu, on a note printed by De La Rue.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e1000 Soles de Oro banknote — P-118 or P-122 (1979\/1981, UNC)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Miguel_Grau_Seminario\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAdmiral Miguel Grau\u003c\/a\u003e — Peru's greatest naval hero — faces right, while Pacific fishermen work the reverse. TDLR or ABNC printing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e5000 Soles de Oro banknote — P-117, P-119, or P-123 (1976–1981, UNC)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Francisco_Bolognesi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eColonel Francisco Bolognesi\u003c\/a\u003e, who chose death over surrender at the Battle of Arica, paired with miners drilling deep into the Andes. Bundesdruckerei, TDLR, or ABNC printing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e500 Soles de Oro banknote — P-125A (1982, UNC)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAviation pioneer \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jos%C3%A9_Abelardo_Qui%C3%B1ones_Gonzales\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJosé Abelardo Quiñones Gonzales\u003c\/a\u003e, Peru's hero of the skies, alongside a jungle logging scene from the Amazon basin.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e50 Intis banknote — P-130 or P-131 (1985–1987, UNC)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nicol%C3%A1s_de_Pi%C3%A9rola\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNicolás de Piérola\u003c\/a\u003e — the flamboyant \"Caliph\" president — on the front; an oil rig and helicopter on the back. The Inti era begins.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e500 Intis banknote — P-135 (1987, UNC)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/T%C3%BApac_Amaru_II\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTúpac Amaru II\u003c\/a\u003e, the indigenous rebel who led the largest uprising against Spanish colonial rule in 1780, faces \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Huascar%C3%A1n\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMt. Huascarán\u003c\/a\u003e — the highest peak in Peru.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e1000 Intis banknote — P-136 (1986–1988, UNC)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Andr%C3%A9s_Avelino_C%C3%A1ceres\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAndrés Avelino Cáceres\u003c\/a\u003e, the guerrilla general who harassed Chilean forces through the Andes after Peru's defeat, alongside the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chan_Chan\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eChan Chan\u003c\/a\u003e adobe ruins of the Chimú civilization.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e5000 Intis banknote — P-137, P-138, or P-139 (1988, UNC)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdmiral Grau returns — this time on the Inti's highest common denomination — with the fishermen scene once more. Three printer varieties; you'll receive one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Arc of the Story\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis set traces Peru's monetary history from the \u003cstrong\u003eSol de Oro's twilight\u003c\/strong\u003e (1968–1985) through the \u003cstrong\u003eInti's brief, inflationary life\u003c\/strong\u003e (1985–1991). The Sol de Oro was replaced when inflation made it unworkable; the Inti was replaced when hyperinflation reached \u003cstrong\u003e7,649% annually\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1990. Both currencies are now demonetized — which is exactly what makes them collectible. The faces on these notes — an Inca emperor, two naval heroes, a colonial rebel, a guerrilla general, a martyred colonel, an aviation pioneer, a flamboyant president — are Peru's hall of fame, assembled in paper and ink.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSet Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePieces:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10 total (8 banknotes + 2 coins)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBanknote grades:\u003c\/strong\u003e Uncirculated (UNC)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoin grades:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vicuña XF Bright; Machu Picchu UNC\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDenominations:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 Soles, 500 Soles, 1000 Soles, 5000 Soles (Sol de Oro era); 50 Intis, 500 Intis, 1000 Intis, 5000 Intis (Inti era); 1 Sol de Oro coin; 1 Nuevo Sol coin\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYears covered:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1966–1988\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHS Code:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4907.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCountry of origin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Peru\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOwn the whole story — from the vicuña on the altiplano to the admiral on the ironclad, from Inca stonework to Amazonian oil rigs. This is Peru in ten pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Stories Behind Each Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Vicuña: Not a Llama (KM#248, 1 Sol de Oro)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003evicuña\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eVicugna vicugna\u003c\/em\u003e) is the smallest and wildest member of the South American camelid family — and the one with the most valuable coat. Its fiber, harvested only every two to three years by traditional \u003cem\u003echaku\u003c\/em\u003e roundups, is so fine (\u003cstrong\u003e12–14 microns\u003c\/strong\u003e) that a single vicuña scarf can cost over $3,000. The Inca considered vicuña wool sacred and reserved it exclusively for royalty. The Spanish nearly hunted the species to extinction; by the 1960s, fewer than \u003cstrong\u003e10,000 remained\u003c\/strong\u003e. Peru's conservation efforts brought the population back to over \u003cstrong\u003e200,000\u003c\/strong\u003e today. Putting the vicuña on the Sol de Oro coin was a statement: this animal is a national treasure. It still appears on Peru's coat of arms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMachu Picchu: The City That Was Never Lost (KM#360, 1 Nuevo Sol)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMachu Picchu\u003c\/strong\u003e was built around \u003cstrong\u003e1450\u003c\/strong\u003e on the orders of Inca Pachacutec as a royal estate and religious retreat, perched at \u003cstrong\u003e2,430 meters\u003c\/strong\u003e above sea level in a saddle between two mountain peaks. When the Spanish conquered Peru, they never found it — the site was simply abandoned and the jungle reclaimed it. American explorer \u003cstrong\u003eHiram Bingham III\u003c\/strong\u003e was led there in \u003cstrong\u003e1911\u003c\/strong\u003e by a local farmer named Melchor Arteaga, who knew exactly where it was. The 2011 commemorative coin marks the centennial of Bingham's \"discovery\" — a word Peruvians use with considerable irony. Today Machu Picchu receives over \u003cstrong\u003e1.5 million visitors annually\u003c\/strong\u003e and is Peru's single largest source of tourism revenue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003ePachacutec: The Emperor Who Transformed the Earth (P-92\/P-99, 5 Soles de Oro)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePachacutec — whose name means \u003cstrong\u003e\"He Who Transforms the Earth\"\u003c\/strong\u003e — came to power in \u003cstrong\u003e1438\u003c\/strong\u003e not through inheritance but through crisis. When the rival Chanka confederation attacked Cusco, his father Viracocha fled. Pachacutec stayed, rallied the army, and won. He then spent the next three decades building the largest empire the Western Hemisphere had ever seen, stretching \u003cstrong\u003e4,000 kilometers\u003c\/strong\u003e from modern Colombia to central Chile. He is credited with ordering the construction of \u003cstrong\u003eMachu Picchu\u003c\/strong\u003e as a royal estate — making him, in a sense, the man behind the most photographed ruin on Earth. He died around \u003cstrong\u003e1471\u003c\/strong\u003e, leaving behind a road network, a census system, and a civilization that still defines Andean identity today. On the reverse of this note, \u003cstrong\u003eSacsayhuamán Fortress\u003c\/strong\u003e — built from limestone blocks weighing up to 125 tonnes, moved without wheels or iron tools — stands as his most staggering physical legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAdmiral Grau: The Hero of Angamos (P-118\/P-122, 1000 Soles de Oro)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMiguel Grau Seminario\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003e1834–1879\u003c\/strong\u003e) is Peru's most revered military figure — a man so respected that even his enemies mourned him. As commander of the ironclad \u003cem\u003eHuáscar\u003c\/em\u003e during the \u003cstrong\u003eWar of the Pacific\u003c\/strong\u003e against Chile, Grau spent months outmaneuvering a vastly superior Chilean fleet, protecting Peru's coastline and supply lines with a single ship. He was known for his chivalry: after sinking the Chilean corvette \u003cem\u003eEsmeralda\u003c\/em\u003e, he rescued survivors from the water and returned the personal belongings of a fallen Chilean captain to his widow. When Grau was finally killed at the \u003cstrong\u003eBattle of Angamos\u003c\/strong\u003e on October 8, 1879, Chilean Admiral Patricio Lynch ordered his remains treated with full military honors. Peru named its highest naval rank after him. His face has appeared on more Peruvian banknotes than any other figure — including twice in this very set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eColonel Bolognesi: \"To the Last Cartridge\" (P-117\/P-119\/P-123, 5000 Soles de Oro)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrancisco Bolognesi\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003e1816–1880\u003c\/strong\u003e) was a Peruvian artillery colonel who became a national martyr at the \u003cstrong\u003eBattle of Arica\u003c\/strong\u003e during the War of the Pacific. When Chilean forces surrounded the fortress of Arica and demanded surrender, Bolognesi famously replied that he had \u003cstrong\u003e\"duties to fulfill\"\u003c\/strong\u003e and would fight \u003cstrong\u003e\"to the last cartridge.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e He was killed in the final assault on June 7, 1880, at age 63. Peru named a department, a province, a district, a warship, and countless streets after him. On the reverse, two miners drill into the Andes — a reminder that Peru's mountains have been its economic engine since long before the Spanish arrived. The \u003cstrong\u003eCerro de Pasco\u003c\/strong\u003e mine, one of the world's highest cities, has been continuously mined since the \u003cstrong\u003e1630s\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eQuiñones Gonzales: Peru's Ace of the Amazon (P-125A, 500 Soles de Oro)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJosé Abelardo Quiñones Gonzales\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003e1914–1941\u003c\/strong\u003e) was a Peruvian Air Force lieutenant who became the country's first aviation martyr. During the \u003cstrong\u003eEcuador–Peru War of 1941\u003c\/strong\u003e, his aircraft was hit by ground fire over the jungle. Rather than bail out and risk his burning plane crashing into a populated area, he stayed at the controls and guided it away. He was \u003cstrong\u003e26 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e. Peru declared him a national hero and established \u003cstrong\u003eAir Force Day\u003c\/strong\u003e on the anniversary of his death (July 23). He is the only Peruvian military figure to be beatified by the Catholic Church — Pope John Paul II declared him \u003cstrong\u003eBlessed\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1998. The reverse of this note shows jungle logging operations in the Amazon basin, representing the vast resource wealth of Peru's eastern territories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eNicolás de Piérola: The Caliph Who Modernized Peru (P-130\/P-131, 50 Intis)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNicolás de Piérola\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003e1839–1913\u003c\/strong\u003e) was one of Peru's most colorful and consequential presidents — a man so theatrical and autocratic that his opponents nicknamed him \u003cstrong\u003e\"El Califa\"\u003c\/strong\u003e (the Caliph). He served as president twice (1879–1881 and 1895–1899) and as Finance Minister multiple times, and was the dominant political figure of his era. During the War of the Pacific, he personally led the defense of Lima against Chilean forces. In his second presidency, he modernized Peru's tax system, stabilized the currency, and laid the groundwork for the country's early 20th-century economic growth. The oil rig and helicopter on the reverse represent Peru's petroleum industry — a major economic driver centered in the Amazon and the northern coast, developed heavily in the 1970s under the military government that issued this note's predecessor currency.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eTúpac Amaru II: The Last Inca Rebel (P-135, 500 Intis)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTúpac Amaru II\u003c\/strong\u003e — born \u003cstrong\u003eJosé Gabriel Condorcanqui\u003c\/strong\u003e in \u003cstrong\u003e1738\u003c\/strong\u003e — was a mestizo curaca (local chief) who claimed descent from the last Inca emperor and led the largest indigenous uprising in the history of Spanish colonial America. Beginning in \u003cstrong\u003e1780\u003c\/strong\u003e, his rebellion swept through the southern Andes, drawing in tens of thousands of followers across Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina. The Spanish captured him in 1781 and executed him in Cusco's main plaza in a spectacularly brutal public ceremony designed to erase his memory — they killed his wife, children, and relatives before his eyes, then drew and quartered him. It had the opposite effect. His name became a symbol of indigenous resistance across Latin America; the \u003cstrong\u003eTupamaro\u003c\/strong\u003e guerrillas of Uruguay and the \u003cstrong\u003eTúpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement\u003c\/strong\u003e of Peru both took his name. On the reverse, \u003cstrong\u003eMt. Huascarán\u003c\/strong\u003e — at \u003cstrong\u003e6,768 meters\u003c\/strong\u003e, the highest peak in Peru and the highest tropical mountain in the world — rises above the Cordillera Blanca.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAndrés Avelino Cáceres: The Wizard of the Andes (P-136, 1000 Intis)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndrés Avelino Cáceres\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003e1836–1923\u003c\/strong\u003e) earned his nickname — \u003cstrong\u003e\"El Brujo de los Andes\"\u003c\/strong\u003e (the Wizard of the Andes) — during the darkest chapter of Peru's history. After Chilean forces occupied Lima in \u003cstrong\u003e1881\u003c\/strong\u003e, Cáceres retreated into the central highlands and organized a guerrilla resistance using \u003cem\u003emontoneros\u003c\/em\u003e — irregular fighters, many of them indigenous peasants — to harass Chilean supply lines and garrisons for two years. His campaigns through the Andes were tactically brilliant and logistically extraordinary, conducted at altitude in terrain that neutralized Chilean advantages. He later served as president twice (1886–1890 and 1894–1895). On the reverse, the \u003cstrong\u003eChan Chan\u003c\/strong\u003e adobe ruins near Trujillo represent the \u003cstrong\u003eChimú civilization\u003c\/strong\u003e — the largest pre-Columbian city in South America, built between the 9th and 15th centuries, covering over \u003cstrong\u003e20 square kilometers\u003c\/strong\u003e of intricate mud-brick palaces and compounds before the Inca conquered it around 1470.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAdmiral Grau Returns: The Inti's Highest Note (P-137\/P-138\/P-139, 5000 Intis)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy \u003cstrong\u003e1988\u003c\/strong\u003e, Peru's hyperinflation was so severe that the 5000 Intis note — worth roughly \u003cstrong\u003e$5 USD\u003c\/strong\u003e when issued — was losing value faster than it could be printed. The government would eventually issue notes up to \u003cstrong\u003e5,000,000 Intis\u003c\/strong\u003e before abandoning the currency entirely in 1991. That Peru chose to put \u003cstrong\u003eAdmiral Grau\u003c\/strong\u003e on its highest-circulation Inti denomination speaks to his enduring status as the nation's supreme hero — the one figure above political controversy, above regional identity, above the chaos of the moment. Three security printers produced this note (TDLR, ABNC, and Bundesdruckerei), reflecting the sheer volume needed to keep pace with inflation. The fishermen on the reverse — the same scene as the 1000 Soles de Oro — anchor the note in Peru's Pacific identity, even as the economy it represented was collapsing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52606155456823,"sku":"PE-SUPERSET","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/SuperSet.jpg?v=1783214845","url":"https:\/\/worldmoneystore.com\/products\/peru-10-pcs-super-set-8-banknotes-unc-vicuna-macchu-picchu-coins-xf","provider":"World Money Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}