Peru Banknotes 1000000 Intis banknote 1990 Hipolito Unanue
Central Reserve Bank of Peru - Banco Central de Reserva del Perú
Obverse: Portrait of Hipólito Unanue at right, Coat of arms of Peru at center, denominations below coat of arms.
Reverse: Faculty of Medicine "San Fernando" of National University of San Marcos.
Watermark: Portrait of Hipólito Unanue.
Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited, London, England.
Peru Banknotes - Peruvian Paper Money
1985-1991 "Inti" Issue
The inti was introduced on 1 February 1985, replacing the sol which had suffered from high inflation. One inti was equivalent to 1,000 soles. Coins denominated in the new unit were put into circulation from May 1985 and banknotes followed in June of that year.Hipólito Unanue
José Hipólito Unanue y Pavón (August 13, 1755 – July 15, 1833) was a physician, naturalist, meteorologist, university professor, independence precursor and a Peruvian politician, active in politics in the early years after independence.
Hipólito Unanue was born in Arica on August 13, 1755 as the son of Antonio Unánue de Montalivert and Manuela Pavón y Salgado, both from creole families. He studied philosophy and law in a seminary in Arequipa. In 1777, Unanue moved to Lima to study natural sciences. He studied in Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos where he received his bachelor degree in 1783, graduated in 1786 and became a professor at the same university, establishing his name as an eminent physician.He was one of the founders of Sociedad Académica de Amantes del País in 1790.
In 1824 he was in function as Finance minister for a short period of time.