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10 Bolivianos
| Issuer | Banco de la Nación Boliviana |
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| Year | 1911 |
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| Currency | First boliviano (1864-1963) |
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| Obverse lettering | El Banco de la Nacion Boliviana Pagará al portador á la vista La Paz, 11 de Mayo de 1911. 10 Diez Bolivianos En moneda corriente (Translation: The Bank of the Bolivian Nation Will pay the bearer on demand La Paz, 11th of May of 1911. 10 Ten Bolivianos In legal tender) |
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| Reverse lettering | 10 10 Diez Diez Banco de la Nacion Boliviana (Translation: 10 10 Ten Ten Bank of the Bolivian Nation) |
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Banco de la Nación Boliviana was established in 1911 as a state-owned institution, consolidating banking authority that had previously been fragmented among private regional banks — this note belongs to the earliest issues of that new entity. The sheer number of signature combinations across series A through P reflects over a decade of continuous reissue, with changes in management tracked directly through the printed signatory panels rather than through new pick numbers.
The shift from black to red series letters at series L marks a production change worth noting for variety collectors. ABNC-printed Bolivian material from this period holds up well structurally, but foxing along fold lines is common given the humidity conditions of highland circulation.