The inti was a currency adopted by Peru in mid-1985 during the García presidency, replacing the over-inflated sol. One inti was equivalent to 1,000 soles. By 1990, the inti itself was so inflated that the nuevo sol ("new sol") was adopted in July 1991, replacing the inti at an exchange rate of a million to one. Thus: 1 new sol = 1,000,000 inti = 1,000,000,000 old soles. This article is about the year. ... Alan Gabriel Ludwig García Pérez (born May 23, 1949 in Lima) was President of Peru from 1985 to 1990. ... The sol (plural: soles) (S/.) is the monetary unit (currency) of Peru. ... This article is about the year. ... The sol (plural: soles) (S/.) is the monetary unit (currency) of Peru. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Its ISO 4217 code was PEI. ISO 4217 is an international standard describing three letter codes to define the names of currencies established by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). ...

The inti was named after Inti, the Inca sun god, to maintain the solar connection in the naming of Peru's currency (although, sol in the currency sense was actually derived from the Latin Solidus). Inti, the Sun God In Inca mythology, Inti was the sun god, as well a patron deity of Tahuantinsuyu. ... For other meanings of Inca, see Inca (disambiguation). ... A solar deity is a deity who represents the Sun. ... A solidus (the Latin word for solid) was originally a gold coin issued by the Romans. ...