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Bolivia
Capital: La Paz (Government Seat) (812,000); Sucre (Legal and Judiciary Seat) (224,000)
Population: 9,247,816
Land Area: 1,098,580 sq km (424,164 sq miles)
Land Division: 9 Departments
Currency: Boliviano (BOB)
Languages: Spanish (Off.), Quechua (Off.), Aymara (Off.), others
National Day: August 6 (Independence Day)
Religions: Catholic (95%), Protestant Evangelical and Methodist (5%)
Ethnicity: Quechua 30%, Mestizo (White-Amerind.) 30%, Aymara 25%, White 15%

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])
Front Reverse Code Denomination Date Signature Condition Price Cart
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.)
Front Reverse Code Denomination Date Signature Condition Price Cart
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
Front Reverse Code Denomination Date Signature Condition Price Cart
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
Front Reverse Code Denomination Date Signature Condition Price Cart
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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