{"product_id":"peru-p130-or-p131-50-intis-1985-1987-unc","title":"Peru P130 or P131 50 Intis 1985-1987 UNC—The Caliph President—Oil Rig—Helicopter","description":"\u003cp\u003ePeru's 50-inti note puts a two-time president nicknamed \u003cstrong\u003e\"El Califa\"\u003c\/strong\u003e on the front and an oil drilling rig on the back — a note that captures both the political drama and the industrial ambitions of a nation perpetually on the edge of transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFront\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eWarm orange-brown engraving; tan\/cream background; green coat of arms; red serial numbers and date\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePortrait:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nicolás de Piérola, right side\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 PERU across top\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDenomination:\u003c\/strong\u003e \"50\" lower left and right border; \"CINCUENTA INTIS\" below arms\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e Varies by date — 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\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eAll orange\/red-brown engraving on cream background; green \"50\" rosette lower right\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eScene:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oil drilling rig with workers in foreground; oil derrick tower and helicopter in background\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuer name:\u003c\/strong\u003e BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DEL PERÚ across top in red-orange\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDenomination:\u003c\/strong\u003e \"50\" top left and lower right; \"CINCUENTA INTIS\" lower left\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter imprint:\u003c\/strong\u003e CASA DA MOEDA DO BRASIL, lower left (P131 only)\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\u003eP130a \/ TBB B468a — 1985-Apr-03, De La Rue; Sigs: Eduardo Montero Aramburu (Dir.), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bcrp.gob.pe\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRichard Charles Webb Duarte\u003c\/a\u003e (Pres.), Héctor Neyra Chavarry (Gen. Mgr.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eP131a \/ TBB B469a — 1986-Mar-06, Casa da Moeda do Brasil; Sigs: Juan Candela Gómez de la Torre (Dir.), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bcrp.gob.pe\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLeonel Figueroa Ramírez\u003c\/a\u003e (Pres.), Héctor Neyra Chavarry (Gen. Mgr.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eP131b \/ TBB B469b — 1987-Jun-26, Casa da Moeda do Brasil; Sigs: Enrique Cornejo Ramírez (Dir.), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bcrp.gob.pe\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCarlos Capuñay Mimbela\u003c\/a\u003e (Pres.), César Farrari Quiñe (Gen. Mgr.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalog numbers:\u003c\/strong\u003e P130 \/ P131; TBB B468 \/ B469; Numista N#205630\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatermark:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nicolás de Piérola\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 De La Rue (P130) · Casa da Moeda do Brasil (P131)\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\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peruvian_inti\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eInti\u003c\/a\u003e (1985–1991)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e\"El Califa\" — Seminary Student, Coup Leader, Emperor's In-Law\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nicol%C3%A1s_de_Pi%C3%A9rola\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNicolás de Piérola\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003e1839–1913\u003c\/strong\u003e) — nicknamed \u003cstrong\u003e\"El Califa\"\u003c\/strong\u003e (The Caliph) — is one of Peru's wildest political figures:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeminary student\u003c\/strong\u003e turned coup leader who \u003cstrong\u003eseized power twice\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eMarried into \u003cstrong\u003eMexican imperial royalty\u003c\/strong\u003e — his wife was a granddaughter of \u003cstrong\u003eEmperor Agustín de Iturbide\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eHis \u003cstrong\u003e\"triumphal entry\" into Lima in 1895\u003c\/strong\u003e left \u003cstrong\u003eover a thousand people dead\u003c\/strong\u003e in street fighting\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThen won the subsequent election with \u003cstrong\u003e4,150 out of 4,310 votes cast\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eIntroduced a \u003cstrong\u003egold-backed currency pegged to the British pound\u003c\/strong\u003e, briefly stabilizing Peru's economy\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSponsored \u003cstrong\u003eJapanese immigration to Peru\u003c\/strong\u003e — indirectly setting the stage for \u003cstrong\u003eFujimori\u003c\/strong\u003e decades later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMessianic, violent, occasionally brilliant: the Caliph nickname fit perfectly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eOil, Derricks, and Peru's Industrial Dream\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse scene depicts Peru's \u003cstrong\u003epetroleum industry\u003c\/strong\u003e, centered on the \u003cstrong\u003eTalara oil fields\u003c\/strong\u003e in the far north — among the oldest continuously operating oil fields in the world, producing since the \u003cstrong\u003e1860s\u003c\/strong\u003e. The drilling rig, workers, and helicopter evoke the state oil company \u003cstrong\u003ePetropéru\u003c\/strong\u003e, nationalized in \u003cstrong\u003e1969\u003c\/strong\u003e under General Velasco. By the mid-1980s, oil was one of Peru's top export earners, even as the broader economy collapsed under hyperinflation. The juxtaposition of industrial ambition on a note that would soon be worth less than a penny is one of history's quiet ironies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Inti's Brief, Chaotic Life\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eInti\u003c\/strong\u003e replaced the sol at 1,000:1 in 1985 — already a sign of the inflation ravaging Peru. By 1990, annual inflation hit \u003cstrong\u003e7,649%\u003c\/strong\u003e. The Inti was replaced by the \u003cstrong\u003enuevo sol\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1991 at 1,000,000:1. This 50-inti note, worth fractions of a U.S. cent at demonetization, is now a vivid artifact of one of Latin America's most dramatic economic collapses.\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; 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 of Lima:\u003c\/strong\u003e From \u003cem\u003eLimaq\u003c\/em\u003e, a Quechua word meaning “talker” or “speaker,” referring to an oracle at the site\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~34 million (UN 2024) — comparable to \u003cstrong\u003eCalifornia\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1,285,216 km² (496,225 mi²) — comparable to \u003cstrong\u003eAlaska\u003c\/strong\u003e or \u003cstrong\u003eFrance + Spain + Germany\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purchasing_power_parity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGDP per capita (PPP)\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, fishmeal, 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\"\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 and other (~8%)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMemberships:\u003c\/strong\u003e UN (founding member, 1945); OAS (1948); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Andean_Community\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAndean Community\u003c\/a\u003e (founding member, 1969, hosts secretariat in Lima); APEC (1998); Pacific Alliance (founding member, 2011)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e Viceroyalty of Peru (1542–1821); Independence declared 28 July 1821; Republic of Peru (1821–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003ePeru Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMachu Picchu:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Inca citadel was “rediscovered” by Hiram Bingham in 1911 — locals had never lost it\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHyperinflation record:\u003c\/strong\u003e Peru's 1990 inflation of 7,649% remains one of the worst in Latin American history\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOldest oil fields:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Talara fields have been producing oil since the 1860s — older than most of the world's major petroleum industries\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiodiversity:\u003c\/strong\u003e Peru contains ~10% of all species on Earth and is one of only 17 megadiverse countries\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePotato origin:\u003c\/strong\u003e The potato was domesticated in Peru ~8,000 years ago — the world owes its french fries to the Andes\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShining Path:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Maoist insurgency (1980–2000) killed an estimated 70,000 people — the bloodiest internal conflict in South American history\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNazca Lines:\u003c\/strong\u003e Enormous geoglyphs etched into the desert, some over 2,000 years old, still not fully explained\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePisco war:\u003c\/strong\u003e Peru and Chile have an ongoing diplomatic dispute over which country invented pisco — both claim it fiercely\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOwn this note and hold a piece of Peru's political fire and industrial ambition — a twice-president who married into an empire, fought off an invasion, and accidentally set the stage for a future president named Fujimori, all on a note that outlasted the currency it represented.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52597902115127,"sku":"PE130-or-131-U","price":0.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/131o.jpg?v=1783041524","url":"https:\/\/worldmoneystore.com\/products\/peru-p130-or-p131-50-intis-1985-1987-unc","provider":"World Money Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}