100.000 Intis PER Banknote (Standard Issue) 1989

100.000 Intis Sol (Issued 1989)

Printed on paper that carries the warm, slightly aged tone characteristic of late-1980s South American currency production, this 100,000 Intis banknote presents a broad, horizontally formatted note whose colours shift from pale green and cream through to rich brown and orange across its face. The surface retains visible crispness in the engraved details, suggesting a note produced with intaglio printing techniques that were standard for the Banco Central de Reserva del Perú during this inflationary period. The denomination itself — one hundred thousand intis — reflects the extraordinary monetary pressures Peru experienced in 1989, making this a historically significant artefact of the country’s economic history. The overall impression is of a note whose designers balanced elaborate security patterning with bold, legible typography to meet the demands of rapid high-denomination circulation.

On the front, the dominant feature is a finely engraved portrait of Miguel Grau Seminario, the celebrated Peruvian naval hero of the War of the Pacific, positioned to the right of centre against a warm brown engraved background. Grau is depicted with his characteristic full moustache and beard, wearing a high-collared military uniform, rendered with the precise cross-hatching and tonal gradation typical of intaglio engraving. To the left of the portrait, the central field opens into lighter green and cream tones, filled with intricate guilloché patterning and a centrally positioned rendering of the Peruvian national coat of arms, which displays the vicuña, the cinchona tree, and a cornucopia within its three quartered sections, surrounded by a wreath. The issuing authority’s name, “BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DEL PERÚ”, is printed prominently in dark lettering along the top of the note. The denomination appears in bold red-brown numerals “100000” in the upper left corner, and the words “CIEN MIL INTIS” are printed in large, bold capital letters across the lower-central portion of the note. The date “21 DE DICIEMBRE DE 1989” is printed in small text below the central design. Three facsimile signatures appear across the lower section, attributed respectively to the Director, Presidente, and Gerente General. A serial number, A5689481I, appears both vertically along the left edge and horizontally along the lower right. A security strip is embedded vertically through the note, visible as a dark thread running through the paper. A small vignette depicting an industrial or oil derrick structure appears in the lower left corner area. The right-hand border carries a vertical repetition of the denomination numeral in a darker brown ornamental band.

The reverse centres on a large, finely detailed engraved scene of traditional reed boats — known as totora reed boats or balsas — sailing on open water, with mountains visible in the background. The scene is identified by the caption “LAGO TITICACA” printed in small lettering beneath the central image, confirming the depiction of Lake Titicaca, the high-altitude Andean lake straddling the border of Peru and Bolivia. Multiple reed vessels are shown with their distinctive curved prows and large woven sails, crewed by figures visible in the middle distance, rendered with fine engraving lines that convey both depth and movement across the water’s surface. The engraving palette on the reverse is predominantly grey-green and dark ink against the lighter cream paper, giving the scene a somewhat monochromatic but richly detailed appearance. To the upper right of the central vignette, a small square vignette framed in purple or violet contains a stylised pre-Columbian figure or Andean motif in orange-brown tones. The bank name “BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DEL PERÚ” is repeated along the top of the reverse in dark lettering. The denomination “100000” appears in the upper left in bold numerals, and “CIEN MIL INTIS” is repeated in large capital letters along the lower margin. Along the right-hand side, a vertical border carries a repeating diamond pattern in orange and dark ink, echoing the decorative banding seen on the front. A partial serial number is visible along the right edge.

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