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Bolivia
Capital: La Paz (seat of government) (812,000); Sucre (legal capital and seat of judiciary) (224,000)
Population: 9,247,816
Land Area: 1,098,580 sq km (424,164 sq miles)
Land Division: 9 Departments (Beni, Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz, Oruro, Pando, Potosi, Santa Cruz, Tarija)
Currency: Boliviano (BOB)
Languages: Spanish (Official), Quechua (Official), Aymara (Official), others
National Day: August 6 (Independence Day)
Religions: Catholic (95%), Protestant Evangelical and Methodist (5%)
Ethnicity: Quechua 30%, Mestizo (mixed White and Amerindian ancestry) 30%, Aymara 25%, White 15%
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Banco Central de Bolivia
Central Bank of Bolivia
Ley de 20 de Julio 1928
Law of 20 July 1928
First Issue
Printer: Thomas De la Rue (TDLR)

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Bolivian 5 Bolivianos (20-7-1928): Front Bolivian 5 Boliviano (20-7-1928): Reverse P120a 5 Bolivianos
[Series J7]
20 July 1928 Fernando Arce/
Manuel Prudencio/
Humberto Cuenca de la Riva
UNC €15.00
Bolivian 10 Bolivianos (20-7-1928): Front Bolivian 10 Boliviano (20-7-1928): Reverse P121a 10 Bolivianos
[Series P4]
20 July 1928 Fernando Arce/
Manuel Prudencio/
Humberto Cuenca de la Riva
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Second Issue
Printer: Bradbury and Sons Ltd.

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Bolivian 1 Boliviano (20-7-1928/[1951]): Front Bolivian 1 Boliviano (20-7-1928/[1951]): Reverse P128b 1 Boliviano
[Series E14]
20 July 1928/
[1951]
Gustavo Sánchez Cronenbold/
Guillermo Frías Yanguaz/
Dámasco Carrasco Rufo
UNC €35.00
Bolivian 5 Bolivianos (20-7-1928): Front Bolivian 5 Boliviano (20-7-1928): Reverse P129 5 Bolivianos
[Series K5]
20 July 1928 Gustavo Sánchez Cronenbold/
Manuel Prudencio/
Dámaso Carrasco Rufo
UNC €45.00

Currency Reform of 1940:
US$ 1 = 40 Bolivianos

Ley de 20 Deciembre de 1945
Law of 20 December 1945
Second Issue

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Bolivian 100 Bolivianos (20-12-1945): Front Bolivian 100 Boliviano (20-12-1945): Reverse P147 100 Bolivianos
[Series E1]
20 December 1945 Luis Vizcarra Cruz/
Abel Córdova de Carpio/
Wenceslao Alba Quiroz
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Currency Reform of 1962:
1 Peso Boliviano = 1,000 Bolivianos

Ley de 13 Julio de 1962
Law of 13 July 1962

First Issue

Front Reverse Code Denomination Date Signature Condition Price Cart
Bolivian 10 Pesos Bolivianos/10,000 Bolivianos (13-7-1962): Front Bolivian 10 Pesos Boliviano/10,000 Bolivianos (13-7-1962): Reverse P154a 10 Pesos Bolivianos/
10,000 Bolivianos
[Series R]
13 July 1962 Milton Paz/
Gonzalo Ruiz Ballivián
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Second Issue

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Bolivian 50 Pesos Bolivianos (13-7-1962): Front Bolivian 50 Pesos Boliviano (13-7-1962): Reverse P162ar 50 Pesos Bolivianos
[Series Z]
(Replacement)
13 July 1962 Milton Paz/
Gonzalo Ruiz Ballivián
UNC €30.00

1981-84 Issue
Printer: Bunddesdruckerei (BDDK)

Front Reverse Code Denomination Date Signature Condition Price Cart
Bolivian 10,000 Pesos Bolivianos (10-2-1984): Front Bolivian 10,000 Pesos Boliviano (10-2-1984): Reverse P169a 10,000 Pesos Bolivianos
[Series A]
(Printer BDDK)
10 February 1984 Jaime Rossel/
F. Prado Guachalla
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1982-86 Monetary Emergency
Decreto Supremo No. 20732
8 March 1985
Third Issue
Printer: Casa da Moeda, Argentina (CdM)

Front Reverse Code Denomination Date Signature Condition Price Cart
Bolivian 1,000,000 Pesos Bolivianos (8-3-1985): Front Bolivian 1,000,000 Pesos Boliviano (8-3-1985): Reverse P192Ca 1,000,000 Pesos Bolivianos
[Series L]
(Printer CdM)
8 March 1985 Raul Tovar/
Rene Gómez Garcia
UNC €5.00

Republic, 1986-

Currency Reform of 1986:
1 Boliviano = 1,000,000 Pesos Bolivianos
US$ 1 = 1 Boliviano

ND(1987) Provisional Issue
Printer: Bunddesdruckerei (BDDK)

Front Reverse Code Denomination Date Signature Condition Price Cart
Bolivian 1 Centavo de Boliviano (10-2-1984/ND[1987]): Front Bolivian 1 Centavo de Boliviano (10-2-1984/ND[1987]): Reverse P195 1 Centavo de Boliviano
[Series A]
(Printer BDDK)
ND(1987) Jaime Rossel/
F. Prado Guachalla
UNC €1.50

Ley 901 de 28 Noviembre 1986
Law 901 of 28 November 1986

ND(1995) Issue
Printer: Thomas De la Rue (TDLR)

Front Reverse Code Denomination Date Signature Condition Price Cart
Bolivian 5 Bolivianos (28-11-1986/ND[1995]): Front Bolivian 5 Bolivianos (28-11-1986/ND[1995]): Reverse P217 5 Boliviano
[Series D]
28 November 1986/
ND(1995)
Fernando Candia Castilla/
Marcela Nogales
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ND(2005) Issue
Printer: Françoise-Charles Oberthur (F-CO)

Front Reverse Code Denomination Date Signature Condition Price Cart
Bolivian 100 Bolivianos (28-11-1986/ND[2005]): Front Bolivian 100 Bolivianos (28-11-1986/ND[2005]): Reverse P231 100 Bolivianos
[Series G]
28 November 1986/
ND(2005)
Raúl Garrón Claure/
Eduardo Pardo
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