PERU-CURRENCY. P eru's currency is the Nuevo Sol (S/.). One Nuevo Sol is broken down into 100 c ntimos (cents). Banknotes currently circulating include 200, 100, 50, 20 and 10 Nuevos Soles, while there are coins for 1, 2 and 5 Nuevos Soles and 50, 20, 10 and 5 cents. Currency exchange. There are no restrictions for changing currency in Peru.