INTI: COIN OF PERU
1 inti, 1986: Republic of Peru
UN INTI: One inti.
GRAN ALMIRANTE MIGUEL GRAU: Grand Admiral Miguel Grau (Peruvian naval officer; hero of the War of the Pacific, 1879-1884).
BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DEL PERU: Central Reserve Bank of Peru.
Monogram "LIMA" (mint of Lima, capital of Peru).
Coat of arms of Peru: vicuña animal, henna tree (hina), horn of plenty (cornucopia), laurel wreath.
Mintage: 87.240.000.
- Copper-nickel: 25 mm - 7 g
- Reference price: 0.5$
COIN INTI — WHERE & WHEN (coins catalog: by names & emitents)
- REPUBLIC OF PERU (1985-1989): inti = 100 céntimo
The inti coin was named in honor of the sun god in Inca mythology — the god Inti (in addition, the ancient local language of Aymara the sun was called — "inti").
