{"product_id":"peru-p136-1000-intis-1986-1988","title":"Peru P136 1000 Intis 1986-1988 UNC—Guerrilla Warrior—Chan Chan Adobe Ruins","description":"\u003cp\u003ePeru's 1000-inti note pairs the face of the general who refused to surrender — fighting a guerrilla war through the Andes while Lima was occupied — with the haunting ruins of \u003cstrong\u003eChan Chan\u003c\/strong\u003e, the largest adobe city ever built and the capital of a civilization that vanished five centuries before this note was printed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFront\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhite\/cream background; dark olive-green engraving on portrait; red left panel with pre-Columbian geometric patterns; green coat of arms with sunburst; red serial number; olive \"MIL INTIS\" text\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePortrait:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mariscal Andrés Avelino Cáceres, right side, with full beard\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 across top\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDenomination:\u003c\/strong\u003e \"1000\" lower left and both right corners; \"MIL INTIS\" below arms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eName inscription:\u003c\/strong\u003e MARISCAL ANDRES AVELINO CACERES, right side\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\u003ch3\u003eBack\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRed left panel with pre-Columbian motifs; gray-green engraving on Chan Chan ruins and Chimú ceremonial staff; teal\/turquoise right panel with diamond pattern; pink\/salmon sunburst bottom center; olive \"MIL INTIS\" banner\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLeft:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chimú ceremonial staff\/scepter topped with a bird figure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCenter:\u003c\/strong\u003e Aerial view of the Ruins of Chan Chan — adobe walls and compounds stretching to the horizon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Teal panel with pre-Columbian figure and diamond geometric pattern\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\u003eDenomination:\u003c\/strong\u003e \"1000\" top left and lower right; \"MIL INTIS\" bottom banner; \"RUINAS DE CHAN CHAN\" caption\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter imprint:\u003c\/strong\u003e THOMAS DE LA RUE AND COMPANY LIMITED, lower left\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\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\u003eP136a \/ TBB B475a — 1986-Mar-06, De La Rue; Sigs: Luis Guiulfo Zender (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\u003eP136b \/ TBB B475b — 1987-Jun-26, De La Rue; Sigs: Jorge Ordóñez Ortiz (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\u003cli\u003eP136b \/ TBB B475c — 1988-Jun-28, De La Rue; Sigs: Walter Reynafarje Bazán (Dir.), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bcrp.gob.pe\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLuis F. Rodríguez Vildósola\u003c\/a\u003e (Pres.), Santiago Antúnez de Mayolo (Gen. Mgr.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalog numbers:\u003c\/strong\u003e P136; TBB B475; Numista N#205632\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatermark:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mariscal Andrés Avelino Cáceres\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\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/strong\u003e De La Rue, 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 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\u003ch2\u003eThe Wizard of the Andes — The General Who Refused to Quit\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Andr%C3%A9s_Avelino_C%C3%A1ceres\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndrés Avelino Cáceres\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003e1836–1923\u003c\/strong\u003e) earned his nickname — \u003cstrong\u003e\"El Brujo de los Andes\"\u003c\/strong\u003e (The Wizard of the Andes) — during one of the most desperate chapters in Peruvian history. After Chile defeated Peru in the \u003cstrong\u003eWar of the Pacific\u003c\/strong\u003e and occupied Lima in \u003cstrong\u003e1881\u003c\/strong\u003e, most Peruvian leaders surrendered or fled. Cáceres did neither. He retreated into the \u003cstrong\u003eAndes\u003c\/strong\u003e and organized a \u003cstrong\u003eguerrilla resistance\u003c\/strong\u003e from the highlands, leading indigenous \u003cem\u003emontonero\u003c\/em\u003e fighters in a campaign that tied down Chilean forces for years. His tactics — using mountain terrain, surprise attacks, and local knowledge — were so effective that the Chileans could never fully pacify the interior. He served as president \u003cstrong\u003ethree times\u003c\/strong\u003e (1886–1890, 1894–1895, and briefly in 1894) and remains one of Peru's most revered military heroes, a symbol of resistance against foreign occupation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eChan Chan — The Largest Adobe City in the World\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chan_Chan\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChan Chan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e was the capital of the \u003cstrong\u003eChimú Kingdom\u003c\/strong\u003e (c. AD 900–1470) and the \u003cstrong\u003elargest pre-Columbian city in South America\u003c\/strong\u003e — covering nearly \u003cstrong\u003e20 km²\u003c\/strong\u003e on the northern coast of Peru near present-day Trujillo. At its peak it housed an estimated \u003cstrong\u003e30,000 people\u003c\/strong\u003e and was built entirely of \u003cstrong\u003eadobe\u003c\/strong\u003e (sun-dried mud brick), with nine royal citadels, elaborate irrigation systems, and intricate geometric friezes covering its walls. The Chimú were conquered by the \u003cstrong\u003eInca\u003c\/strong\u003e around 1470, and Chan Chan was largely abandoned. Today it is a \u003cstrong\u003eUNESCO World Heritage Site\u003c\/strong\u003e — and on the endangered list, as El Niño rains slowly dissolve its ancient walls. The ceremonial staff on the left of the note is a classic Chimú artifact, representing the bird deity central to their cosmology.\u003c\/p\u003e\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 1000-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\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\u003ch3\u003ePeru Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChan Chan endangered:\u003c\/strong\u003e UNESCO placed Chan Chan on its endangered list — El Niño rains are slowly dissolving 1,000-year-old adobe walls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLargest adobe city:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chan Chan covers nearly 20 km² — larger than many modern city centers, built entirely of mud brick\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\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\u003cp\u003eOwn this note and hold the face of the general who fought an empire from the mountains — and the ghost of a civilization that built the largest mud-brick city the world has ever seen, on a note that itself crumbled into worthlessness within three years of issue.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52598508454199,"sku":"PE136-U","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/136o_62379653-1153-4bbc-8d52-5547590cf3bc.jpg?v=1783051038","url":"https:\/\/worldmoneystore.com\/products\/peru-p136-1000-intis-1986-1988","provider":"World Money Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}