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Encyclopedia > Nuevo sol

The sol (plural: "soles") (S/.) is the monetary unit (currency) of Peru. The nuevo sol ("new sol") was introduced in 1991 to replace the highly inflated inti that the country had adopted in mid-1985 because the old sol was inflated beyond use. The ISO 4217 currency code is PEN (the old sol had the code PEH, and the inti was the PEI). 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ISO 4217 is an international standard describing three letter codes to define the names of currencies established by the International Organization for Standardization or ISO. The first two letters of the code are the two letters of ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country codes (which are similar to those used...


The name derives from historical use and divination of the sun (sol, in Spanish) as a symbol of power, also as a (not-so-)subtle way of connecting the new currency (nuevo sol) to the old inti currency, which was named after Inti, the Sun God of the Incas. In Inca mythology, Inti was the sun god and the god of rainbows, as well a patron deity of Tahuantinsuyu. ... A solar deity is a deity who represents the Sun. ... For other meanings of Inca, see Inca (disambiguation). ...

  • 1 nuevo sol = 100 céntimos

Coins in circulation: 1 (see note), 5, 10, 25, and 50 céntimos; 1, 2, and 5 nuevos soles.


Notes in circulation: 10, 20, 50, 100, and 200 nuevos soles.


Exchange rates as of March 2005: 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Ongoing events • Iraqi legislative election • Bill C-38 (Canada gay marriage) • Tsunami relief • Cedar Revolution in Lebanon • Tulip Revolution in Kyrgyzstan • German Visa Affair 2005 • Expo 2005 in Nagoya, Japan • Terri Schiavo controversy • Pope John Paul II...

NOTE: While legally still in circulation, the 1 céntimo coin is hardly used anymore. The BCRP (Central Reserve Bank) has stopped minting of these coins and final costs in establishments are rounded down to the previous 5 céntimos since most do not hold 1 céntimo coins (in some, this is even rounded down to the previous 10 céntimos). This is largely because most cash registers have enough compartments to hold six or seven different coin denominations, so the smallest are discarded. The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ... The euro (€; ISO 4217 code EUR) is the currency of twelve European Union member states: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain. ...


Current PEN exchange rates

AUD (http://finance.yahoo.com/currency/convert?amt=1&from=AUD&to=PEN&submit=Convert) | CAD (http://finance.yahoo.com/currency/convert?amt=1&from=CAD&to=PEN&submit=Convert) | EUR (http://finance.yahoo.com/currency/convert?amt=1&from=EUR&to=PEN&submit=Convert) | GBP (http://finance.yahoo.com/currency/convert?amt=1&from=GBP&to=PEN&submit=Convert) | INR (http://finance.yahoo.com/currency/convert?amt=1&from=INR&to=PEN&submit=Convert) | NZD (http://finance.yahoo.com/currency/convert?amt=1&from=NZD&to=PEN&submit=Convert) | USD (http://finance.yahoo.com/currency/convert?amt=1&from=USD&to=PEN&submit=Convert)



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South  Argentine peso | Bolivian boliviano | Brazilian real | Chilean peso | Colombian peso | Euro (French Guiana) | Falkland pound | Guyanese dollar | Paraguayan guaraní | Peruvian nuevo sol | Suriname dollar | Uruguayan peso | Venezuelan bolívar

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Peruvian nuevo sol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (262 words)
The Nuevo Sol (plural: "nuevo soles" or "soles") (S/.) is the monetary unit (currency) of Peru.
The nuevo sol was introduced on 1 July 1991 to replace the highly inflated inti at a rate of 1 new sol = 1,000,000 intis.
The name is a return to that of Peru's historic currency, the sol in use from the 19th century to 1985.
Nuevo Sol - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta (102 words)
The nuevo sol (new sol) consists of 100 céntimos.
The monetary unit of Peru is the nuevo sol (new sol) of 100 céntimos (3.40 new sols equalled US$1; early 2006).
Sol-fa, sometimes called tonic sol-fa, is both a form of musical notation and a method of teaching sight-singing devised by the Congregationalist...
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