Which currency replaced Peru’s inti in 1991?

The currency that replaced Peru’s inti in 1991 was the Peruvian sol.

Peru introduced the modern sol on 1 July 1991, replacing the inti after severe inflation had damaged confidence in the earlier currency. The word sol means “sun” in Spanish and also connects the modern currency with Peru’s historical monetary tradition.

The sol is divided into 100 céntimos. Its international currency code is PEN, and the plural in Spanish is soles. The currency is sometimes called the nuevo sol because it was officially known as the “new sol” for many years; Peru restored the shorter name sol in 2015.

The sol should not be confused with the former Peruvian sol used before the inti. That earlier currency circulated from 1863 until 1985, showing why dates and the “nuevo” label matter when identifying Peru’s monetary history.