{"product_id":"peru-6-pcs-set-unc-10-50-100-500-1000-5000-intis","title":"Peru 6 Pcs UNC Set Intis 1985-1988—10 50 100 500 1000 5000","description":"\u003cp\u003eSix banknotes. Six heroes. One currency that burned through history in six years. This complete \u003cstrong\u003ePeruvian Inti UNC set\u003c\/strong\u003e spans the entire circulation series from 10 to 5,000 Intis — each note a window into a different chapter of Peru's extraordinary story, from the Inca rebellion to the War of the Pacific to the cotton fields of the Andes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e10 Intis (P128\/129, 1985–1987)\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003cstrong\u003eRicardo Palma\u003c\/strong\u003e, \"el Bibliotecario Mendigo\" — the writer who rebuilt Peru's National Library book by book after Chilean forces burned it. Reverse: indigenous farmers harvesting cotton and corn in the Andes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e50 Intis (P130\/131, 1985–1987)\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003cstrong\u003eNicolás de Piérola\u003c\/strong\u003e, \"El Califa\" — seminary student turned coup leader who seized the presidency twice, married into Mexican imperial royalty, and sponsored Japanese immigration to Peru. Reverse: oil drilling rig and helicopter.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e100 Intis (P132\/133, 1985–1987)\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003cstrong\u003eRamón Castilla\u003c\/strong\u003e — three-time president who abolished slavery in 1854 (nine years before Lincoln) and funded it all with guano exports. Reverse: woman operating an industrial cotton spinning machine.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e500 Intis (P135, 1987)\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003cstrong\u003eTúpac Amaru II\u003c\/strong\u003e — the indigenous rebel who led the largest uprising against Spanish colonial rule in the Americas in 1780, executed so brutally his grave was scattered across the Andes to prevent it becoming a shrine. Reverse: Huascarán, the highest peak in Peru.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e1000 Intis (P136, 1986–1988)\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003cstrong\u003eMariscal Andrés Avelino Cáceres\u003c\/strong\u003e, \"El Brujo de los Andes\" — the general who refused to surrender when Chile occupied Lima, fighting a guerrilla war from the mountains. Reverse: Ruins of Chan Chan, the largest pre-Columbian city in South America.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e5000 Intis (P137\/138\/139, 1988)\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003cstrong\u003eAdmiral Miguel Grau\u003c\/strong\u003e — Peru's greatest naval hero, so chivalrous in battle that his Chilean enemies wept when he died. Reverse: fishermen mending nets on the Pacific coast.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSet Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Uncirculated (UNC)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peruvian_inti\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePeruvian Inti\u003c\/a\u003e (1985–1991)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYears:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1985–1988\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 150 × 75 mm each\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e Central Reserve Bank of Peru (Banco Central de Reserva del Perú)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demonetization_(currency)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDemonetized\u003c\/a\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 July 1991\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNote:\u003c\/strong\u003e Individual notes within the set may be any available variety\/date\/printer for that denomination. All notes are UNC.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Currency That Collapsed in Six Years\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eInti\u003c\/strong\u003e was introduced in 1985 to replace the sol at 1,000:1 — itself a sign of the inflation already ravaging Peru. Under President Alan García's government, the economy spiraled into one of the worst hyperinflationary crises in Latin American history, peaking at \u003cstrong\u003e7,649% annual inflation in 1990\u003c\/strong\u003e. By 1991, the Inti was replaced by the \u003cstrong\u003enuevo sol\u003c\/strong\u003e at 1,000,000:1. The entire face value of this six-note set — 6,660 Intis — was worth \u003cstrong\u003eless than one U.S. cent\u003c\/strong\u003e at demonetization. Today these notes are worth far more as collectibles than they ever were as currency.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eSix Heroes, One Story\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaken together, the Inti series is a curated portrait of Peruvian identity: a \u003cstrong\u003elibrarian\u003c\/strong\u003e who rebuilt knowledge from ashes, a \u003cstrong\u003ecaudillo\u003c\/strong\u003e who married into empire, a \u003cstrong\u003epresident\u003c\/strong\u003e who freed the enslaved, a \u003cstrong\u003erebel\u003c\/strong\u003e who shook a colonial order, a \u003cstrong\u003eguerrilla general\u003c\/strong\u003e who refused to quit, and an \u003cstrong\u003eadmiral\u003c\/strong\u003e who made his enemies weep. No other currency series tells a national story quite like this one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOwn the complete set and hold six centuries of Peruvian history in your hands — heroes, rebels, reformers, and warriors, all printed on paper that became worthless within a decade, and priceless shortly after.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52598615277879,"sku":"PE-INTI-6SET-U","price":6.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/Set-6.jpg?v=1783052591","url":"https:\/\/worldmoneystore.com\/products\/peru-6-pcs-set-unc-10-50-100-500-1000-5000-intis","provider":"World Money Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}