10 Bolivianos / 1 Bolivar

Bolivia's 1951 coinage was issued during a period of acute monetary strain that would culminate in the 1952 Revolution and the nationalization of the tin mines under the MNR government. The 10 Bolivianos denomination reflects the severe inflation that had eroded the boliviano — by 1963, a full monetary reform would replace 1,000 of these units with a single new boliviano peso, effectively rendering the face value of this coin a rounding error within a decade of striking.