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10 Bolivianos overprinted

Issuer Banco Central de Bolivia
Year 1929
Type Standard circulation banknote
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Obverse description The obverse is printed in dark blue-black on a light underprint, with a central vignette at right of a seated allegorical figure of Mercury, god of commerce, amid rocky terrain with industrial machinery. The denomination numeral '10' appears at left within an ornate guilloche frame, with the bank title 'EL BANCO DE LA NACION BOLIVIANA' across the top and 'DIEZ BOLIVIANOS' in a panel below the central design. A bold black overprint reading 'BANCO CENTRAL DE BOLIVIA' is applied horizontally across the face, with three manuscript signatures of bank officials along the lower margin.
Obverse lettering EL BANCO DE LA NACION BOLIVIANA
PAGARA AL PORTADOR A LA VISTA
LA PAZ, 11 DE MAYO DE 1911
DIEZ BOLIVIANOS
EN MONEDA CORRIENTE
BANCO CENTRAL DE BOLIVIA
(Translation: THE BANK OF THE BOLIVIAN NATION / Will pay to the bearer on demand / La Paz, 11 May 1911 / Ten Bolivianos / In current currency / CENTRAL BANK OF BOLIVIA)
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Reverse lettering BANCO DE LA NACION BOLIVIANA
DIEZ BOLIVIANOS
AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY NEW YORK
(Translation: BANK OF THE BOLIVIAN NATION / Ten Bolivianos / American Bank Note Company New York)
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