Peruvian inca

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The inca was a unit of currency in Peru between 1881 and 1882. The inca was issued in banknote form only and was subdivided in to 10 reales de inca or 100 centavos de inca. It was replaced by the Peruvian sol at a rate of 1 inca = 10 soles. The banknotes were withdrawn in 1882.

[edit] Banknotes

The inca appeared on two series of banknotes, one consisting of overprints on earlier notes, the other a regular issue. The overprinted denominations were 1 real de inca, surcharged on old 1 sol notes, 5 reales de inca, stamped on old 5 soles notes, and 100 centavos de inca (i.e., 1 inca), surcharged on old 100 soles notes. The regular issue of notes was in denomnations of 1, 5 and 100 incas. Some of the regular issue 5 and 10 inca notes were later surcharged with their value in soles.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Ron Wise's World Paper Money - Peru ^{Mirror site}
• The Global History of Currencies - Peru
• Global Financial Data currency histories table ( Microsoft Excel format)

v • d • e Historical currencies of Peru Main line Real until 1863 Sol 1863–1985 Inti 1985–1991 Nuevo sol 1991–present Non main line Peseta 1880–1882 Inca 1881–1882 Libra 1898–1931