{"product_id":"peru-p145-100000-intis-1989-unc-inner-security-thread","title":"Peru P145 100000 Intis 1989 UNC—Die Rather Than Submit to Chile—Lake Titicaca","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the most dramatic denominations of Peru's Inti era, this 100,000 Intis note captures the country's pride in a military hero and its most iconic natural wonder — all on a single piece of paper that survived hyperinflation and demonetization to become a collector's prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFront\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Brown and black on multicolor underprint\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFrancisco Bolognesi\u003c\/strong\u003e at right, portrait turned 90°\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArms\u003c\/strong\u003e at upper center\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuer name\u003c\/strong\u003e (BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DEL PERÚ) on top left\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFace value\u003c\/strong\u003e in letters (CIEN MIL INTIS) at center; in numerals (100000) at top left, lower left, and twice at right turned 90° in two directions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatermark area\u003c\/strong\u003e at left with inner security thread and see-through security device to left of arms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bcrp.gob.pe\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJorge Luis García Pazos\u003c\/a\u003e (Director); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carlos_Capu%C3%B1ay_Mimbela\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCarlos Capuñay Mimbela\u003c\/a\u003e (President); Santiago Antúnez de Mayolo (General Manager)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBack\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Multicolor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTraditional totora boats\u003c\/strong\u003e on Lake Titicaca with two stylized fish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuer name\u003c\/strong\u003e on upper right\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLAGO TITICACA\u003c\/strong\u003e inscription at center\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFace value\u003c\/strong\u003e in letters (CIEN MIL INTIS) at lower left; in numerals at upper left and lower right\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-145a; TBB B485a; BCRP# 205\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatermark:\u003c\/strong\u003e Francisco Bolognesi\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 \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 Banco de Mexico, Mexico City\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 5 April 1992\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bcrp.gob.pe\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJorge Luis García Pazos\u003c\/a\u003e (Director); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carlos_Capu%C3%B1ay_Mimbela\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCarlos Capuñay Mimbela\u003c\/a\u003e (President); Santiago Antúnez de Mayolo (General Manager)\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 Hero Who Died Rather Than Surrender to Chile: Francisco Bolognesi\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrancisco Bolognesi (\u003cstrong\u003e1816–1880\u003c\/strong\u003e) is one of Peru's most revered military figures — a man who chose death over surrender. Born in \u003cstrong\u003eArequipa\u003c\/strong\u003e, he rose through the ranks to become a colonel in the Peruvian Army. His defining moment came at the \u003cstrong\u003eBattle of Arica\u003c\/strong\u003e during the War of the Pacific, when Chilean forces offered him an honorable surrender. His reply became legendary: \u003cem\u003e\"I have sacred duties to fulfill, and I will fulfill them to the last cartridge.\"\u003c\/em\u003e He died fighting. Today, \u003cstrong\u003eJune 7\u003c\/strong\u003e is celebrated as the Day of Heroism in Peru in his honor, and his image graces everything from banknotes to city squares.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eLake Titicaca: The World's Highest Navigable Lake\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse celebrates \u003cstrong\u003eLake Titicaca\u003c\/strong\u003e, straddling the border between Peru and Bolivia at an altitude of \u003cstrong\u003e3,812 meters\u003c\/strong\u003e (12,507 ft) above sea level — the highest navigable lake on Earth. The \u003cstrong\u003etotora reed boats\u003c\/strong\u003e depicted have been built and sailed by the \u003cstrong\u003eUros people\u003c\/strong\u003e for centuries, and the lake itself is considered sacred in Andean cosmology as the birthplace of the sun and the Inca civilization. The two stylized fish are a nod to the lake's endemic species, including the \u003cstrong\u003eTiticaca water frog\u003c\/strong\u003e and native trout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Inti: Born in Crisis, Gone in Four Years\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eInti\u003c\/strong\u003e replaced the sol at a rate of 1,000 soles per inti in 1985 — itself a sign of the inflation already ravaging Peru's economy. By the time this 100,000 Inti note was issued in \u003cstrong\u003e1989\u003c\/strong\u003e, hyperinflation had made it nearly worthless within months of printing. The Inti was demonetized in \u003cstrong\u003e1991\u003c\/strong\u003e and replaced by the nuevo sol at a staggering rate of \u003cstrong\u003e1,000,000 intis per nuevo sol\u003c\/strong\u003e. This note, printed by \u003cstrong\u003eBanco de Mexico\u003c\/strong\u003e in a run of 40 million, is a tangible 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 encountered by Spanish explorers near the Gulf of San Miguel in present-day Panama around 1522; 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 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lima\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLima\u003c\/a\u003e — city pop. ~10.9 million; metro pop. ~11.7 million (UN 2023) — comparable to Ohio or Portugal\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Derived from \u003cem\u003eLimaq\u003c\/em\u003e, the name of the Rimac River in the Quechua language, meaning \"talker\" or \"speaker\"\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 South Africa\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 ~$15,500 (IMF 2023)\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); 47 other indigenous languages recognized\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\/Community_of_Latin_American_and_Caribbean_States\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCELAC\u003c\/a\u003e (2011)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e Independence from Spain declared 28 July 1821; recognized 1824 after Battle of Ayacucho\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePeru Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHyperinflation peak:\u003c\/strong\u003e In 1990, Peru's annual inflation rate hit \u003cstrong\u003e7,649%\u003c\/strong\u003e — one of the worst in world history, wiping out savings overnight and making this very note nearly worthless within months of printing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMachu Picchu\u003c\/strong\u003e was unknown to the outside world until 1911, when American historian Hiram Bingham III was led there by a local farmer — the Inca had hidden it so well that the Spanish never found it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeru is home to \u003cstrong\u003e84 of the world's 117 life zones\u003c\/strong\u003e — more ecological diversity than almost any country on Earth, from Amazon rainforest to Andean peaks to Pacific desert.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eNazca Lines\u003c\/strong\u003e — enormous geoglyphs etched into the desert — are so large they can only be fully seen from the air, and their purpose remains debated after a century of study.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeru is the \u003cstrong\u003eworld's largest producer of asparagus\u003c\/strong\u003e and one of the top producers of copper, silver, zinc, and gold.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCeviche\u003c\/strong\u003e was declared part of Peru's National Cultural Heritage in 2004 — the country takes its food sovereignty as seriously as its territorial sovereignty.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eShining Path\u003c\/strong\u003e insurgency (1980–1992) killed an estimated 70,000 people and devastated the economy — the same years this banknote was in circulation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOwn this note and hold a piece of Peru's most turbulent decade — the hyperinflationary crisis, the military heroism, and the timeless beauty of Lake Titicaca, all compressed into 150 × 75 mm of paper history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52638941839671,"sku":"PE145aUNC","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/145o.jpg?v=1783597951","url":"https:\/\/worldmoneystore.com\/products\/peru-p145-100000-intis-1989-unc-inner-security-thread","provider":"World Money Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}