{"product_id":"peru-p113-b436j-50-soles-de-oro-15-dec-1977-unc","title":"Peru P113 50 Soles de Oro 1977 UNC—Indigenous Rebellion Leader, Tupac Amaru II","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of Peru's most charged mid-century notes — the face of the man who nearly ended Spanish colonial rule stares out from the front, while the back immortalizes the small Andean town where his rebellion was born and crushed. History doesn't get more concentrated than this.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFront\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e dark blue and black on pale pink underprint\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePortrait:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/T%C3%BApac_Amaru_II\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTúpac Amaru II\u003c\/a\u003e at right\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLeft:\u003c\/strong\u003e workers (labor scene)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCenter:\u003c\/strong\u003e coat of arms of Peru\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuer name:\u003c\/strong\u003e BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DEL PERÚ across top\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFace value:\u003c\/strong\u003e in numerals at all four corners; CINCUENTA SOLES DE ORO in letters below arms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 signatures — César Iglesias Barrón (CIB, Director), Germán de la Melena Guzmán (GMG, President), Luis Bordo Rosell (LBR, General Manager); series H195–H235\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDate \u0026amp; location:\u003c\/strong\u003e LIMA, 15 DE DICIEMBRE DE 1977, rotated 90°\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter name:\u003c\/strong\u003e THOMAS DE LA RUE \u0026amp; COMPANY, LIMITED at bottom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBack\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e dark blue and black on pale pink underprint\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain illustration:\u003c\/strong\u003e landscape of the historic town of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tinta,_Peru\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTinta\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuer name:\u003c\/strong\u003e BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DEL PERÚ across top\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLegend:\u003c\/strong\u003e EL HISTÓRICO PUEBLO DE TINTA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFace value:\u003c\/strong\u003e in numerals at all four corners; CINCUENTA SOLES DE ORO at bottom center\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter name:\u003c\/strong\u003e THOMAS DE LA RUE \u0026amp; COMPANY, LIMITED at bottom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOther Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalog numbers:\u003c\/strong\u003e P-113; TBB B436j; BCRP# 161; Numista N#208171\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15-Dec-1977 (single date variery for this Pick catalog number)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e H195–H235 (40,000,000 printed); replacements identified by series Z999\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 155 × 65 mm\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\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/De_La_Rue\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDe La Rue\u003c\/a\u003e, London\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 31 December 1986\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sol de Oro (1931–1985)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Man Who Almost Broke the Empire\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJosé Gabriel Condorcanqui — who took the name \u003cstrong\u003eTúpac Amaru II\u003c\/strong\u003e after the last Inca emperor executed by the Spanish in \u003cstrong\u003e1572\u003c\/strong\u003e — was a mestizo curaca (local chief) and muleteer from the Cusco region who in \u003cstrong\u003e1780\u003c\/strong\u003e launched the largest and most dangerous indigenous rebellion in the history of Spanish colonial America. His forces defeated a Spanish army at the \u003cstrong\u003eBattle of Sangarará\u003c\/strong\u003e, besieged Cusco, and drew in tens of thousands of followers across Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina. The Spanish response was overwhelming: he was captured in \u003cstrong\u003e1781\u003c\/strong\u003e, forced to watch the execution of his wife and sons, then publicly drawn and quartered in Cusco's main plaza. His body was dismembered and sent to different towns as a warning. It didn't work — the rebellion continued under his brother for another year, and Túpac Amaru II became the defining symbol of Andean resistance, Peruvian independence, and anti-colonial struggle for centuries to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTinta: The Town That Started a Revolution\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTinta\u003c\/strong\u003e is a small town in the Canas province of Cusco, sitting at over \u003cstrong\u003e3,500 meters\u003c\/strong\u003e in the Andes. It was Túpac Amaru II's base of operations — the place where he organized his forces, issued his proclamations, and launched the rebellion that shook the Spanish Empire. After his capture and execution, the Spanish razed much of the town and salted the earth around his home as a symbolic erasure. The church of \u003cstrong\u003eSantiago Apóstol de Tinta\u003c\/strong\u003e, visible on this note, survived — a colonial baroque structure that still stands today, a quiet witness to one of the most violent episodes in Andean history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Peru\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Likely derived from \u003cem\u003eBirú\u003c\/em\u003e, the name of a local ruler or river encountered by Spanish explorers in the early 16th century; the name was gradually applied to the entire region\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapital:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lima (city pop. ~10 million; metro pop. ~11 million)\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Corrupted from \u003cem\u003eLimaq\u003c\/em\u003e, the name of the Rimac River in the local Quechua dialect, meaning \"talker\" or \"speaker\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~34 million (UN 2024) — slightly larger than Canada\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1,285,216 km² (496,225 mi²) — slightly smaller than Alaska; larger than France, Spain, and Germany combined\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGDP per capita (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purchasing_power_parity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePPP\u003c\/a\u003e):\u003c\/strong\u003e ~$16,000 (IMF 2024)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/strong\u003e copper, gold, zinc, lead, fishmeal, asparagus, coffee, textiles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorders:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile; Pacific Ocean to the west\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEthnicities:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mestizo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMestizo\u003c\/a\u003e (~60%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indigenous_peoples_of_Peru\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAmerindian\u003c\/a\u003e (~26%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/White_Peruvians\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWhite Peruvian\u003c\/a\u003e (~6%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Afro-Peruvian\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAfro-Peruvian\u003c\/a\u003e (~4%), other (~4%)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMemberships:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUnited Nations\u003c\/a\u003e (founding member, 1945); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Organization_of_American_States\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOAS\u003c\/a\u003e (founding member, 1948); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Trade_Organization\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWTO\u003c\/a\u003e (1995); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pacific_Alliance\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePacific Alliance\u003c\/a\u003e (founding member, 2011); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/APEC\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAPEC\u003c\/a\u003e (1998)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInca Empire (c. 1438–1533) — largest pre-Columbian empire in the Americas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpanish Viceroyalty of Peru (1542–1821)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndependence declared July 28, 1821; fully secured 1824 (Battle of Ayacucho)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRepublic of Peru (1821–date) — this note issued during this period\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePeru Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeru is the world's second-largest producer of copper and silver\u003c\/strong\u003e and third-largest of zinc — its mountains are essentially a giant vault of metals that have driven empires, colonial extraction, and modern industry alike.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Amazon River begins in Peru.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Ucayali–Apurímac system, traced to a glacier on Nevado Mismi, is now recognized as the river's true source — making Peru the birthplace of the world's largest river by discharge.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeru has three completely distinct geographic zones\u003c\/strong\u003e within one country: the hyper-arid Pacific coast (one of the driest places on Earth), the Andes highlands above 4,000 m, and the Amazon jungle — each with its own climate, culture, and cuisine.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCeviche is a UNESCO-recognized cultural heritage dish\u003c\/strong\u003e — Peru takes its food seriously enough to have a national holiday for it (June 28).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Nazca Lines remain unexplained.\u003c\/strong\u003e Geoglyphs etched into the desert floor, some stretching 370 meters, were made by a civilization that vanished before the Inca. Their purpose — astronomical calendar? ritual landscape? alien landing strip? — is still debated.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeru's currency has been redenominated four times\u003c\/strong\u003e since this note was printed: Sol de Oro → Inti (1985) → Nuevo Sol (1991) → Sol (2015). Hyperinflation in the late 1980s reached \u003cstrong\u003e7,649% annually\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLake Titicaca\u003c\/strong\u003e, shared with Bolivia, is the world's highest navigable lake at 3,812 m — and home to the Uros people, who live on floating islands made entirely of totora reeds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOwn this note and hold the face of the man who dared to challenge an empire — and the town that paid the price for it. The 50 Soles de Oro is a historically electric note, perfect for a Peru set, a Latin American independence collection, or anyone drawn to the stories of resistance that shaped the modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52640605897015,"sku":"PE113UNC","price":4.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/113ocopy3.jpg?v=1783610397","url":"https:\/\/worldmoneystore.com\/products\/peru-p113-b436j-50-soles-de-oro-15-dec-1977-unc","provider":"World Money Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}