Peru P-134

REPUBLIC OF PERU
Peruvian inti 

P-134b
Value: 500 intis
Issued by: Banco Central de Reserva del Peru
Date: 26 June 1987
Printer: Bundesdruckerei, Berlin, Germany

Tupac Amaru II (1742-1781), leader of indigenous uprising in 1780 against the Spanish in Peru. Although unsuccesful, he later became a mythical figure in the Peruvian struggle of independence and indigenous rights movement. Tupac Amaru II was beheaded after being tortured by the Spaniards.   

Andes Mountains; a mountain hiker. 

Watermark: Tupac Amaru II