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Peruvian Money Guide
Coming to a foreign country is always an exciting experience. Visiting Peru is no exception. So many new impressions might overwhelm you easily and you could get distracted when it comes to a boring, but important, issue like money. Most probably you don't know how the Peruvian currency (Sol) looks like, before actual being in Peru. Therefore, we highly recommend reading our information about the money you will use during your visit and how "money-issues" are handled in Peru.
Take your time to read through our selection of categories and pages. We tried to give you good general information about the Peruvian currency, familiarize you to the notes and coins including all important security features, tell you how to behave when handling money and make you aware of what to keep in mind when paying or changing money. We will give you some examples of common tricks and explain how people try to rip you off. More useful basic information about changing money, exchange offices, credit cards, money transfers and banks can be found under the correlating topics.
1572-1588 - A Half Real Coin Lima Mint
Old Peruvian CoinsThe coins with the "Crowned Shield" design were produced from March 1572. The coins were marked with the initial "X" belonging of the designer Xinés Martínez, but his coinage suffered interruptions because the Lima Mint did not work between March 1574 and September 1577.
1574-1616 - 8 Reales Coin (B) Potosi Mint
Old Peruvian CoinsThe Viceroy Toledo founded the Potosi Mint in December 1573, which began producing coins in 1574. The coins were marked by their designers with the initials "R" for Alonso Rincón and "B" by Juan de Ballesteros Narváez. The year 1616, during the reign of Philip III, marked a big change in the production of coins in Peru, as from now on the indivi...
1574-1616 - 8 Reales Coin (R) Potosi Mint
Old Peruvian CoinsThe Viceroy Toledo founded the Potosi Mint in December 1573, which began producing coins in 1574. The coins were marked by their designers with the initials "R" for Alonso Rincón and "B" by Juan de Ballesteros Narváez. The year 1616, during the reign of Philip III, marked a big change in the production of coins in Peru, as from now on the indivi...
1617-1652 - 2 Reales Coin Potosi Mint
Old Peruvian CoinsIt was in the Potosí mint where the first coins with the date imprinted were produced. The first "dated "coins in Peru are from 1617 (the date is on the upper peripheral portion of the reverse side of the coin). The 2 Reales coin in the images above was designed by Juan Ximenez de Tapia, who marked the coin with the initial "T".
1652 - 1 Real Coin Potosi Mint
Old Peruvian CoinsThis coin was produced in Potosí with the new design since 1652. In that year there are unique designs known as transitional dies, which adapted the currency again to the pillar design.
1657 - 8 Reales Coin Potosi Mint
Old Peruvian CoinsThis coin was produced in Potosí with the new design since 1652. In that year there are unique designs known as transitional dies, which adapted the currency again to the pillar design.
1677 - 8 Reales Coin Potosi Mint
Old Peruvian CoinsThis coin was produced in Potosí with the new design since 1677. In that year there are original designs known as transitional dies, which adapted the currency again to the pillar design.
1684 - 2 Reales Coin Lima Mint
Old Peruvian CoinsThis coin was made from silver with the value of 2 Reales in 1684, after Carlos II allowed the reopening of the Mint of Lima by royal decree on the 6th of January 1683.
1698 - 2 Escudos Coin Cuzco Mint
Old Peruvian CoinsIn 1698, during the reign of Carlos II, gold coins were minted in Cuzco exclusively with values of 1 and 2 Escudos (Shields). These coins were identical to those produced in Lima since 1696.
1742 - 1 Escudo Coin Lima Mint
Old Peruvian CoinsThis coin was made from gold with the value of 1 Escudo in 1742 by the Mint of Lima.
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