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1 Boliviano
| Issuer | Banco del Comercio |
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| Year | 1900 |
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| Reference(s) | P#S131 |
| Obverse description | Multicolour intaglio print with a left vignette of a miner at work and a right oval portrait of Simón Bolívar in military uniform. Central text reads UN BOLIVIANO over a guilloche underprint, with the date and place of issue inscribed: Oruro, Enero 1° de 1900. Bank title runs across the top within an ornate frame. |
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| Obverse lettering | EL BANCO DEL COMERCIO UNO Pagar al portador a la vista UN BOLIVIANO EN MONEDA CORRIENTE Oruro, Enero 1° de 1900 UN BOLIVIANO DELEGADO DEL GOBIERNO |
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Banco del Comercio was one of several Bolivian private banks authorized to issue notes under the 1890 banking law, which opened the door to a cluttered plurality of competing provincial and commercial issuers — each producing their own paper at face value parity with the boliviano. Bradbury Wilkinson handled a significant share of this business, supplying engraved notes to multiple Bolivian institutions simultaneously.
The private bank era in Bolivia collapsed within a decade. The 1906 Ley de Bancos forced consolidation, and most commercial bank issues were retired and destroyed, which is why low-denomination survivors from this period are genuinely uncommon relative to their original print runs.