Peruvian sol — nineteenth-century account unit
Peruvian sol: a historical unit of account.
- Dates in use
- Introduction uncertain; ended 1901–1903
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The story
The 1863 law identified the sol as Peru’s principal monetary unit. [1]
The 1901 law recognized outstanding silver-sol obligations and prescribed their later settlement in Peruvian pounds. [2]
The 1901 law made the Peruvian pound the principal unit and required pre-existing silver-sol obligations, after a two-year transition, to be settled at one pound per ten soles. [3]
Sources and evidence
- Banco Central de Reserva del Perú · Historia del Banco Central y la Política Monetaria de Perú, tomo I (2022) C1449 ↗
- Peruvian Republic; contemporary translation transmitted by Richard R. Neill · Law of 14 December 1901, in FRUS 1902, document 824 C1450 ↗
- Peruvian Republic; contemporary translation transmitted by Richard R. Neill · Law of 14 December 1901, in FRUS 1902, document 824 C1688 ↗
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“Peruvian sol — nineteenth-century account unit.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Reader edition 2026-10-13; research dataset v44. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/CUR-V27-PERUVIAN-SOL-1863.html