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 Prince Edward Island
surface form: PEI
languageOfName Quechua
monetaryAuthority Central Reserve Bank of Peru
monetaryReformContext Peruvian economic crisis of the 1980s
namedAfter Inti
surface form: Inti (Incan sun god)
officialCurrencyOf Peru
periodOfUseEnd early 1990s
periodOfUseStart mid-1980s
region South America
replacedBy Peruvian sol
surface form: Peruvian nuevo sol
replacedCurrency Peruvian sol
surface form: Peruvian sol (old sol)
replacementReason hyperinflation in Peru
status obsolete currency
subunit céntimo
subunitToUnit 100 céntimos = 1 inti
successorCurrency Peruvian sol
surface form: Peruvian nuevo sol
symbol I/.
typeOf Latin American currency
usedIn Peru
withdrawn 1991

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nuevo sol replacedCurrency inti
subject surface form: Nuevo sol