500 Intis 26.6.1987 (Front: José Gabriel Condorcanqui known as Tupac Amaru II. Peruvian coat of arms depicting Vicuña, Cinchona officinalis and a cornucopia pouring coins. Artefact figurine of a Peruvian Inca god wearing a Moche octopus headdress. Back: '500' denomination embedded into a stylized eagle. Animal geoglyph of the Nazca Lines. Snow-capped Mount Huascarán (Nevado Huascarán, Waskaran, or Mataraju) located in Yungay Province, Department of Ancash, Peru. It is situated in the Cordillera Blanca range of the western Andes. Mountain climber and alpinist camp. A jug. Watermark: Portrait of Tupac Amaru II. Main colour: Brown. Artist: Unknown. Signatures: Carlos Capuñay Mimbela (Presidente); Jorge Ordóñez Ortiz (Director); César Ferrari Quine (General Manager – Gerente General). Issuer: Central Reserve Bank of Peru. Date of print: 26 June 1987. Material: Cotton paper substrate. Printer: Bundesdruckerei, Berlin, Germany) (Serial Nos: A37853xxS) UNC
Dimensions: 150 x 75 mm
Tupac Amaru II (1738-1781) was the leader of an indigenous uprising in 1780 against the Spaniards in colonial Peru. Although unsuccessful, he later became a mythical figure in the Peruvian struggle for independence and indigenous rights movement and an inspiration to a myriad of causes in Peru, as diverse as the Revolutionary Government of the Armed Forces (1968-1980), the Shining Path (also known as the Communist Party of Peru) and the MRTA.
Catalogue Number: P-134b (SCWPM: Albert Pick; Krause Publications)
Grade/condition: Uncirculated (UNC) (new, unused, mint)
Texts: Banco Central de Reserva del Perú. Quinientos Intis. Five Hundred Inti. Peruvian currency bank note. Billete de banco en moneda peruana.
Dimensions: 150 x 75 mm
Tupac Amaru II (1738-1781) was the leader of an indigenous uprising in 1780 against the Spaniards in colonial Peru. Although unsuccessful, he later became a mythical figure in the Peruvian struggle for independence and indigenous rights movement and an inspiration to a myriad of causes in Peru, as diverse as the Revolutionary Government of the Armed Forces (1968-1980), the Shining Path (also known as the Communist Party of Peru) and the MRTA.
Catalogue Number: P-134b (SCWPM: Albert Pick; Krause Publications)
Grade/condition: Uncirculated (UNC) (new, unused, mint)
Texts: Banco Central de Reserva del Perú. Quinientos Intis. Five Hundred Inti. Peruvian currency bank note. Billete de banco en moneda peruana.
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