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.

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1991 - 20 Nuevos Soles banknote

Old Peruvian Banknotes
1991 - 20 Nuevos Soles banknote. The Peruvian currency Nuevos Soles has been in circulation since 1991. This is still a current banknote, but being removed from circulation as of 2016, the new monetary system of Peruvian money is named "Soles".

1991 - 10 Nuevos Soles banknote

Old Peruvian Banknotes
1991 - 10 Nuevos Soles banknote. The Peruvian currency Nuevos Soles has been in circulation since 1991. This is still a current banknote, but being removed from circulation as of 2016, the new monetary system of Peruvian money is named "Soles".

Tipping in Peru

General Peruvian Money Information
Peru hasn’t got a tipping culture or obligation as we know them from other countries and usually Peruvians aren’t accustomed to show their appreciation for a wonderful service by leaving a tip. Only with increased tourism and developments in the service sector a tipping etiquette evolved and tipping became widely accepted and partly expected, es...
1922 - Half Libra Peruana de Oro banknote
1922 - 1 Libra Peruana de Oro banknote
1922 - 5 Libras Peruanas de Oro banknote
1922 - 10 Libras Peruanas de Oro banknote
1922 - 5 Soles de Oro Provisional banknote
1922 - 10 Soles de Oro Provisional banknote
1922 - 50 Soles de Oro Provisional banknote
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