{"product_id":"peru-p125a-500-soles-de-oro-small-version-1982-unc","title":"Peru P125A 500 Soles de Oro 1982 UNC—The Hero of Peru’s Aviation—Jungle Logging","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis crisp UNC note from Peru's final Sol de Oro era pairs a national war hero with the raw industrial muscle of the Amazon basin — a snapshot of a country caught between tradition and transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFront\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e multicolor background with dominant green and brown tones; red serial numbers\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePortrait:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jos%C3%A9_Abelardo_Qui%C3%B1ones_Gonz%C3%A1lez\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJosé Abelardo Quiñones González\u003c\/a\u003e facing right — Peru's most celebrated aviator and national hero\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCenter:\u003c\/strong\u003e Peruvian coat of arms\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuer name:\u003c\/strong\u003e BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DEL PERÚ, lower left\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFace value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 500 in numerals at left; QUINIENTOS SOLES DE ORO in letters at top right\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSerial numbers:\u003c\/strong\u003e red, two-letter prefix, upper left and lower right\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roberto_Abusada_Salah\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRoberto Abusada Salah\u003c\/a\u003e, Director; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richard_Webb\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRichard Charles Webb Duarte\u003c\/a\u003e, President; Brian Jensen Rubio, General Manager\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 green and brown tones; multicolor scene\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eScene:\u003c\/strong\u003e logging works on a river shore — timber industry along the Amazon tributaries\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuer name:\u003c\/strong\u003e BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DEL PERÚ, top\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFace value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 500 in numerals at both right corners; QUINIENTOS SOLES DE ORO in letters at lower left\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 22 DE JULIO DE 1976, left edge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eOther Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalog numbers:\u003c\/strong\u003e P-125A; TBB B443a; Numista N#210918\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 130 × 65 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Central_Reserve_Bank_of_Peru\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCentral Reserve Bank of Peru\u003c\/a\u003e (Banco Central de Reserva del Perú)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/strong\u003e Thomas De La Rue \u0026amp; Company, Limited (TDLR), London\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDemonetized:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demonetization_(currency)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDemonetized\u003c\/a\u003e: 31 December 1986\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e Roberto Abusada Salah (Director); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richard_Webb\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRichard Charles Webb Duarte\u003c\/a\u003e (President); Brian Jensen Rubio (General Manager)\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\u003eThe Boy Who Flew Into Legend\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJosé Abelardo Quiñones González\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in \u003cstrong\u003e1914\u003c\/strong\u003e in Porculla, a small town in the northern highlands of Peru. He was the son of a schoolteacher and grew up with a fierce sense of duty — the kind that doesn't come from wealth or privilege, but from something harder to name. He trained as a military pilot and by \u003cstrong\u003e1941\u003c\/strong\u003e was flying combat missions during the \u003cstrong\u003eEcuadorian-Peruvian War\u003c\/strong\u003e, a brief but brutal border conflict that Peru ultimately won.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn \u003cstrong\u003eJuly 23, 1941\u003c\/strong\u003e, Quiñones was on a ground-attack mission near Quebrada Seca when his aircraft was hit by enemy fire. Rather than bail out over populated territory, he stayed at the controls and guided the plane away from civilians below. He was \u003cstrong\u003e27 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e. Peru declared him a national hero almost immediately. His birthday, April 22, is now \u003cstrong\u003eDía de la Aviación Civil del Perú\u003c\/strong\u003e — Civil Aviation Day. He appears on this note, on stamps, on streets, and in the hearts of Peruvians who still invoke his name when they talk about sacrifice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse tells a different story — not of heroism but of \u003cstrong\u003ehard labor in the jungle\u003c\/strong\u003e. The logging scene along a river shore captures Peru's Amazon economy in the 1970s: timber workers felling trees along tributaries that drain into the world's greatest river system. It's unglamorous, essential, and almost entirely forgotten in the country's modern self-image.\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 \"Peru\" likely derives from \u003cem\u003eBirú\u003c\/em\u003e, the name of a local ruler or river encountered by Spanish explorers in the early 16th century near present-day Panama; the name was gradually applied to the entire region south of the equator\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapital:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lima — city pop ~10.9 million; metro pop ~11.5 million (UN 2023) — comparable to Ohio or Portugal\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lima derives from \u003cem\u003eRímac\u003c\/em\u003e, the name of the river running through the city, itself from a Quechua word meaning \"talker\" or \"one who speaks\" — likely referring to the sound of the river\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~33.4 million (UN 2023) — comparable to Canada or Morocco\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1,285,216 km² (496,225 mi²) — comparable to Alaska, or 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 ~$16,400 (IMF 2024)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/strong\u003e copper, gold, zinc, lead, fishmeal, petroleum, coffee, asparagus, 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\u003eOfficial\/spoken languages:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spanish (official); Quechua and Aymara (co-official); dozens of Amazonian languages\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\"\u003eIndigenous\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-Peruvians\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAfro-Peruvian\u003c\/a\u003e (~4%), other\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 Independence from Spain declared July 28, 1821; recognized 1824 after Battle of Ayacucho\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003ePeru Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAncient empire:\u003c\/strong\u003e The \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Inca_Empire\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eInca Empire\u003c\/a\u003e — Tawantinsuyu — was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America, stretching 4,300 km along the Andes at its peak in the 15th century\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMachu Picchu:\u003c\/strong\u003e Built around 1450 and abandoned roughly 100 years later, it was unknown to the outside world until \u003cstrong\u003e1911\u003c\/strong\u003e, when Hiram Bingham III was led there by a local farmer\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFishmeal giant:\u003c\/strong\u003e Peru is one of the world's largest producers of fishmeal and fish oil — its anchovy fishery off the Humboldt Current is among the most productive marine ecosystems on Earth\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCopper powerhouse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Peru is the world's second-largest copper producer and holds some of the largest known copper reserves globally\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAmazon headwaters:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Amazon River's longest source tributary, the Mantaro, originates in Peru — making Peru arguably the birthplace of the world's greatest river\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHyperinflation:\u003c\/strong\u003e In the late 1980s, Peru experienced one of the worst hyperinflation episodes in history — annual inflation hit \u003cstrong\u003e7,649%\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1990, wiping out savings and forcing multiple currency replacements (the Sol de Oro on this note was replaced by the Inti in 1985, which was itself replaced by the Nuevo Sol in 1991)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShining Path:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Maoist guerrilla group \u003cem\u003eSendero Luminoso\u003c\/em\u003e waged a brutal insurgency from \u003cstrong\u003e1980 to 1992\u003c\/strong\u003e, killing an estimated 70,000 people — one of Latin America's deadliest internal conflicts\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCeviche capital:\u003c\/strong\u003e Peru's cuisine is internationally celebrated — Lima has more restaurants on the World's 50 Best list than almost any other city outside Europe\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNazca Lines:\u003c\/strong\u003e Enormous geoglyphs etched into the desert floor, some stretching over 370 meters, created by the Nazca culture between \u003cstrong\u003e500 BC and 500 AD\u003c\/strong\u003e — their purpose remains debated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOwn this note and you hold a piece of Peru's turbulent 20th century — a hero who chose death over endangering civilians, a jungle economy that fed a nation, and a currency that would be swept away by the inflation storms of the 1980s. The TDLR printing is crisp, the imagery is vivid, and the story behind it is anything but ordinary.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52605509927223,"sku":null,"price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/FullSizeRender_e0fdc2d0-2432-4639-9b35-e5f538753c86.jpg?v=1783187351","url":"https:\/\/worldmoneystore.com\/products\/peru-p125a-500-soles-de-oro-small-version-1982-unc","provider":"World Money Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}