The price of the dollar in Peru today closes at 3.5955 soles on Saturday, December 19, 2020, according to information from the Central Reserve Bank (BCR). In addition, in the parallel market (exchangers), the dollar price starts at 3,581 soles for the purchase and 3,587 for the sale.
This Saturday, December 19, unlike yesterday’s price, the exchange rate remains in the midst of the health crisis caused by COVID-19 and the country’s economic reactivation.
Exchange rate of the bank
The price of the dollar in Peru stands at 3,580 soles for purchase and 3,610 soles for sale, on the windows of the main banks in the country.
Parallel exchange rate
The current dollar exchange rate in the Lima informal market is 3,581 soles for purchase and 3,587 soles for sale.
Dollar in Ocoña
The dollar in Ocoña is quoted as the currency with the lowest price in central Lima. To access the change, you just need to go to Jirón Ocoña.
How to convert from dollars to soles?
To convert from dollars to soles, let’s show you a table with figures from $ 1 to $ 5000.
| Dollars (USD) To Soles (PEN) |
|---|
| 1 dollar = 3.59 Nuevos soles |
| $ 5 = 17.93 Nuevos soles |
| $ 10 = 35.87 Nuevos soles |
| $ 50 = 179.33 Nuevos soles |
| $ 100 = 358.65 Nuevos soles |
| $ 500 = 1,793.25 Nuevos soles |
| $ 1,000 = 3,586.50 Nuevos soles |
| $ 5,000 = 17,933 Nuevos soles |
How do you convert soles to dollars?
Here is a table to convert soles to dollars from 1 soles to 5,000 soles.
| Soles (PEN) To Dollars (USD) |
|---|
| 1 Nuevos soles = $ 0.28 |
| 5 Nuevos soles = $ 1.39 |
| 10 Nuevos soles = $ 2.79 |
| 50 Nuevos soles = $ 13.94 |
| 100 Nuevos Soles = $ 27.88 |
| 500 Nuevos soles = $ 139.41 |
| 1,000 Nuevos soles = $ 278.82 |
| 5,000 Nuevos soles = $ 1,394.12 |
How do you know if a dollar is fake?
Relief printing
– This technique consists of moving your finger up and down on Benjamin Franklin’s shoulder, the left side of the beak should feel rough to the touch.
Watermark
Each dollar has a faint image of Benjamin Franklin printed in the appropriate space of the portrait that is visible when the note is held up to the light. The figure must be visible on both sides of the printed paper.
3D security tape
– Another way to tell if a dollar bill is counterfeit is to use the vertical blue strip on the right side of the Benjamin Franklin image, it should be woven and not printed, you will be able to see when you move the bill, next to the bubbles that mark the line will be 100 digits and vice versa.
Bell and inkwell
– You can also see if it is true or false by the bubble printed on the inkwell, which represents the wells used to sign the declaration of North American independence, this should change from copper to green when you move the bill or tilts.
What was the variation in the dollar this week?
Below you can see the trend of the dollar in Peru during this week.
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