Currency in Peru

South America has a variety of currencies in the different countries. In Peru their currency is the Peruvian nuevo sol. It is subdivided into 100 centimos. There are eight different coins. There are 1, 5, 10, 20, and 50 centimos and 1, 2, and 5 nuevo sol coins. All the coins have the coat of arms of peru surrounded by the text Banco Central de Reserva del Perú (Central Reserve Bank of Peru.) The other side of the coin has how much the coin is worth. There are also 5 different banknotes. There are 10, 20, 50, 100, and 200 banknotes. All banknotes are the same size and have the face of a significant person in the history of Peru. The nuevo sol is equal to about thirty-six cents in the United States.