inti

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Inti was the former official currency of Peru, used during the late 20th century before being replaced due to hyperinflation.

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Label Occurrences
inti canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fiat currency
former currency
centralBank Central Reserve Bank of Peru
country Peru
demonetized 1991
denominationsIncluded banknotes
coins
exchangeRateAtIntroduction 1 inti = 1,000 old soles
exchangeRateAtReplacement 1 nuevo sol = 1,000,000 intis
introduced 1985
introductionReason replacement of the old sol due to inflation
ISO4217Code PEI
languageOfName Quechua
monetaryAuthority Central Reserve Bank of Peru
monetaryReformContext Peruvian economic crisis of the 1980s
namedAfter Inti (Incan sun god)
linked to: Inti
officialCurrencyOf Peru
periodOfUseEnd early 1990s
periodOfUseStart mid-1980s
region South America
replacedBy Peruvian nuevo sol
linked to: Peruvian sol
replacedCurrency Peruvian sol (old sol)
linked to: Peruvian sol
replacementReason hyperinflation in Peru
status obsolete currency
subunit céntimo
subunitToUnit 100 céntimos = 1 inti
successorCurrency Peruvian nuevo sol
linked to: Peruvian sol
symbol I/.
typeOf Latin American currency
usedIn Peru
withdrawn 1991

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Nuevo sol replacedCurrency inti
subject linked to: nuevo sol