{"product_id":"peru-p117-p119-or-p123-5000-soles-de-oro","title":"Peru P117—P119—P123 5000 Soles de Oro 1976-81 UNC—No Surrender to Chile!—Miners","description":"\u003cp\u003eThree printers, one legend. This 5000 Soles de Oro celebrates \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Francisco_Bolognesi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eColonel Francisco Bolognesi\u003c\/a\u003e — the Peruvian officer who chose death over surrender — alongside the miners whose labor built the nation's economy. You'll receive one of three printings (P-117, P-119, or P-123); all share the same design and denomination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFront\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e maroon\/red-brown print on multicolored background\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRight:\u003c\/strong\u003e portrait of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Francisco_Bolognesi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eColonel Francisco Bolognesi\u003c\/a\u003e\n\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:\u003c\/strong\u003e Banco Central de Reserva del Perú\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFace value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5000 Soles de Oro \/ CINCO MIL SOLES DE ORO\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatermark:\u003c\/strong\u003e portrait of Colonel Bolognesi\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e varies by variety — see Other Characteristics below\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eBack\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e maroon\/red-brown print on multicolored background\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eScene:\u003c\/strong\u003e two miners working underground in a mine\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Banco Central de Reserva del Perú\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFace value:\u003c\/strong\u003e CINCO MIL SOLES DE ORO\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eP-117 only:\u003c\/strong\u003e \"BUNDESDRUCKEREI\" printed on reverse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eOther Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarieties:\u003c\/strong\u003e you may receive any variety:\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eP-117\u003c\/strong\u003e — 1976-Jul-22, 1981-Nov-05, or 1985-Jun-21; printed by Bundesdruckerei, Berlin; catalog: P-117a\/b\/c, TBB B447a\/b\/c, BCRP# 169\/171\/173; Numista N#211645\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eP-119\u003c\/strong\u003e — 1979-Feb-01; printed by De La Rue (TDLR), London; catalog: P-119, TBB B448a, BCRP# 170; Numista N#216803\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eP-123\u003c\/strong\u003e — 1981-Nov-05; printed by American Bank Note Corporation (ABNC), USA; catalog: P-123, TBB B449, BCRP# 172; Numista N#227001\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \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\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\u003ePrinters:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bundesdruckerei\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBundesdruckerei\u003c\/a\u003e, Berlin (P-117); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/De_La_Rue\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDe La Rue\u003c\/a\u003e, London (P-119); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Bank_Note_Company\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAmerican Bank Note Corporation\u003c\/a\u003e, USA (P-123)\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 December 31, 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\n\u003ch2\u003e\"I Have Duties to Fulfill and I Shall Fulfill Them\"\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. His face appeared on Peruvian currency for decades — this 5000 Soles note being one of the most widely circulated examples, printed by three different security printers across nearly a decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003ePeru's Mining Backbone\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe miners on the reverse are not background scenery — they are the economic engine of the country. Peru sits atop one of the world's richest mineral belts, part of the \u003cstrong\u003eAndes Copper Belt\u003c\/strong\u003e that stretches from Chile through Peru into Ecuador. By the time this note was issued in the late 1970s and early 1980s, mining accounted for over \u003cstrong\u003ehalf of Peru's export earnings\u003c\/strong\u003e. The country produces copper, silver, zinc, lead, gold, and tin — often from mines at altitudes above \u003cstrong\u003e4,000 meters\u003c\/strong\u003e, where workers have labored since Inca times. 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\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; 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 Quechua name of the Rimac River, 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\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\n\u003cp\u003eOwn this note and hold a piece of Peru's most defiant moment. Whether your copy comes from Berlin, London, or New York, Colonel Bolognesi's portrait carries the same weight — a man who chose honor over survival, on a note that outlasted the currency itself.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52606101487927,"sku":"PE-117-or-119-or-123-U-H9500","price":1.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/117-119-123-o.jpg?v=1783209637","url":"https:\/\/worldmoneystore.com\/products\/peru-p117-p119-or-p123-5000-soles-de-oro","provider":"World Money Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}