What type of curramcy does peru use?
The Nuevo Sol (New Sun) is the current currency of Peru. The Sol was the currency used from the 1800’s until 1985. Peru briefly changed to the Inti from 1985 until 1991 at which point the Nuevo Sol was introduced. Just like the US has Dollars and Cents and the UK has Pounds and Pence, Peru has Nuevo Soles and Centimos. In order from least value to greatest value, the Peruvian currency goes as follows: 1 céntimo 5 céntimos 10 céntimos 20 céntimos 50 céntimos 1 nuevo sol 2 nuevo soles 5 nuevo soles 10 nuevo soles 20 nuevo soles 50 nuevo soles 100 nuevo soles 200 nuevo soles From 10 nuevo soles to 200 nuevo soles are all bank notes (paper money) and 5 nuevo soles and under are all coins. The current exchange rate (as of 13-Dec-2007) is $1 US equals 2.97 nuevo soles. Pictures available of all denominations at the link under Source(s).
