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The Great Depression reduced their numbers further, since necessity prevented the collection of pesos in large denominations. [37] Thus less than five exemplars are known to exist of the 100 and 200 peso banknotes issued by El Banco Español de Puerto Rico and the 5 and 10 dollars Series F bills published by the Bank of Puerto Rico. [42]
The sol (Spanish pronunciation:; plural: soles; currency sign: S/) [3] is the currency of Peru; it is subdivided into 100 céntimos ("cents"). The ISO 4217 currency code is PEN . The sol replaced the Peruvian inti in 1991 and the name is a return to that of Peru's historic currency, as the previous incarnation of sol was in use from 1863 to 1985.
Due to a report broadcast by the journalistic program "Tiempo Nuevo" hosted by Nicolás Lúcar on January 28, 2001, accusing former president Valentín Paniagua of having received money from a front man of Vladimiro Montesinos to finance his electoral campaign, the directors and hosts of América Noticias was outraged and decided to resign ...
1 person is dead, and five others injured in an Ohio warehouse shooting. The price of eggs is expected to increase by 20% in 2025 . FBI agents sued to protect identities of those who worked on the ...
Nine people were killed and 15 injured after armed men raided Peru's Poderosa mine with explosives and took hostages, the Interior Ministry said late on Saturday. The attackers entered the mine ...
The name peso was given to the 8-real silver coin introduced in 1497, minted at 8 3 ⁄ 8 pesos to a Castilian mark (230.0465 grams) of silver 134/144 fine (25.56 g fine silver). It was minted in large quantities after the discovery of silver in Mexico, Peru and Bolivia in the 16th century, and immediately became a coin of worldwide importance ...
On March 24, 1988, Telemundo announced that it would end its agreement with Hispanic-American Broadcasting and enter into a news sharing partnership with CNN to produce early and late evening national newscasts, an hour-long weekend news review program, Resumen Semanal Telemundo-CNN, and news briefs that aired five times per day for Telemundo.
Mexico vows to investigate after soldiers opened fire on a truck carrying U.S.-bound migrants near the country's border with Guatemala, killing six.