Catalog
10 Bolivianos
| Issuer | Banco Central de Bolivia |
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| Year | 1986 |
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| Printer | Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre, Madrid |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is dominated by a portrait vignette of Cecilio Guzmán de Rojas at right, rendered in intaglio in dark blue-violet tones against a light multicolour guilloche underprint. The bank title BANCO CENTRAL DE BOLIVIA appears at the top centre, with the denomination DIEZ BOLIVIANOS in large bold letterpress below centre. The Bolivian coat of arms appears in the lower left area flanked by numeral 10 vignettes, and two signatures with their respective titles PRESIDENTE BCB and GERENTE GENERAL BCB are printed below the denomination. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries a large intaglio vignette at left illustrating the Heroínas de la Coronilla, a group of women in heroic pose with a cannon, set against a panoramic cityscape of Cochabamba in the background. The bank title BANCO CENTRAL DE BOLIVIA is printed at the top within a rectangular panel, with the value numeral 10 in guilloche cartouches at upper right and lower right. The inscription DIEZ BOLIVIANOS appears at the bottom centre. |
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The 1986 series was Bolivia's attempt at monetary stabilization following one of the most severe hyperinflationary collapses of the twentieth century. At its peak in 1985, annual inflation exceeded 20,000 percent — the boliviano itself had only just been reintroduced that year as a replacement for the peso boliviano at a rate of one million to one. A 10-boliviano note was accordingly a significant denomination at launch, though purchasing power eroded quickly in the years that followed.
The Canadian Bank Note Company handled production, as it did for much of this series.