In social networks as TikTok turned trend the video of a Venezuelan who has been living in Peru that it is not explained why nobody wants to receive a 200 soles bill when making a payment. After viewing the clip, thousands of Internet users did not miss the opportunity to explain the truth of this constant refusal.
An “unsolved” mystery
The video was shared last August 14 by user Kabetico VZLA (@Venezuelanosenlima), in whose legend you can read: “Can you help me with this information, why in Peru los 200 bills they are not accepted in many places”.
While, in the video, the boy launches this question to his audience: “Let’s see, a little query here, why is there so much issue here in Peru with these bills? These 200 bills, that where you are going to pay they are not accepted anywhere. Let’s see, my people, can you get me out of this doubt?”we hear our protagonist say.
TikTok responds
This clip is the most viewed of this tiktokeraccumulating so far little more than 538.8 thousand reproductionsbut, in the comments box the users of TikTok He was given various explanations as to why they are not receiving these particular bills.
“Because they don’t have a single (change)”, “because most of them are fake. Peru is number 1 making counterfeit bills”, “since there are not many, they think they are fake”, “the only one that scares me to receive is the 200, but the one that has Santa Rosa de Lima”, “because being so high priced, some they don’t have a simple one, because it could be fake and you risk giving change from a 200 bill″, “go to any bank and change them. Fixed issue”, “I receive them even if they are broken, as long as they are true”, “once a shopkeeper told me that it is a risk to accept one of that value, since there is a risk that it is false”.
How to recognize a fake 200 soles bill?
The first thing you have to do is touch the ticket that will have both relief and a communicator for blind people. On the other hand, the difference in paper since the counterfeit ones are made with bond paper, while the original ones are made with cotton. The watermark on a counterfeit bill only has one color while on the original it changes color. Finally, the security seals make a small move. If it doesn’t, it’s fake.
Where can I exchange a 200 soles bill?
According to the Central Reserve Bank (BCR) from Peru, The banknotes genuine integers that have been impaired can be exchanged at any branch of the financial system. The banknotes They must necessarily contain the watermark and the ink that changes color.