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1000 PEN

Peru 1988 1946_1989 VF P-P-136b Needs review ✦ AI 91%
Front · IMG_7090.HEIC cropped
Back · IMG_7091.HEIC cropped
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Identity

Where & when

Country Peru
Currency PEN
Denomination 1000
Series name Inti series
Series year 1988
Issue year 1988
Era 1946_1989
Legal status demonetized
Predecessor currency Sol de Oro
Successor currency Nuevo Sol
Subjects & design

What's on the note

Front portrait Miguel Grau Seminario
Reverse subject Peruvian fishermen and fishing industry
Watermark Portrait in clear field at right
Color palette #8fbc8f,#daa520,#f5deb3
Themes military,industry,indigenous_culture
Language / script Latin

Front: Peruvian artisanal fishermen hauling fishing nets on a traditional beach scene, with sailing vessels in the background. This scene represents Peru's vital fishing industry, one of the world's largest, centered on the anchovy catch from the nutrient-rich Humboldt Current. The denomination 'MIL SOLES DE ORO' (1000 Soles de Oro) is shown, though this was printed during the Inti currency period following Peru's 1985 currency reform that replaced the Sol with the Inti at 1000:1.

Back: Miguel Grau Seminario (1834–1879), Peruvian naval officer and national hero known as 'El Caballero de los Mares' (The Gentleman of the Seas). Admiral Grau commanded the ironclad warship Huáscar during the War of the Pacific (1879–1883) against Chile. He died heroically in the Battle of Angamos on October 8, 1879, and is among Peru's most revered military figures. The Peruvian coat of arms appears at center, flanked by traditional Peruvian motifs. Date printed as '28 DE JUNIO DE 1988'.

Production

How it was made

Issuer Banco Central de Reserva del Perú
Issuer (native)
Printer
Engraver
Material paper
Dimensions (mm) 140x70

Signatures: Director: (signature); Presidente: (signature); Gerente General: (signature)

Security features: microprint,intaglio,see_through_register

Geography

Peru in South America

Peru in South America. Other countries on the same continent shown in muted grey.

The story

Background & history

This note belongs to the Peruvian Inti series (1985–1991), introduced during President Alan García's first administration to combat hyperinflation. The Inti replaced the Sol de Oro at a rate of 1 Inti = 1,000 Soles de Oro. Despite the reform, hyperinflation continued, and by 1990 Peru experienced one of the worst hyperinflation episodes in world history. The Inti was replaced by the Nuevo Sol in 1991 at a rate of 1 Nuevo Sol = 1,000,000 Intis. The note is dated June 28, 1988, a specific issue date printed on the back. The denomination is labeled 'MIL SOLES DE ORO' (1000 Soles de Oro), which was the naming convention carried over during the early Inti period before denomination names were updated. The Pick catalogue reference P-136b represents the 1988 issue with specific signature combinations. The serial number B9255845R includes the suffix 'R', which may indicate a specific printing series or replacement note status, though Peruvian replacement note conventions for this period are not definitively documented in standard references.

Catalogue

Collector references

Pick # P-136b
Krause ID
Rarity tier common
Series range 1985–1991
Provenance

How it came to me

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Condition
Grade VF
Serial number B9255845R
Serial prefix B
Serial suffix R

Note shows moderate circulation with visible handling, some soiling, and minor edge wear. Colors remain reasonably strong.

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$2–$8
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