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10 Pesos Bolivianos

Issuer Banco Central de Bolivia
Year 1962
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Value 10 Pesos Bolivianos (10 BOP)
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Obverse lettering El Banco Central de Bolivia Diez Pesos Bolivianos
(Translation: The Central Bank of Bolivia 10 Bolivian Pesos)
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Protection description Watermark visible in the paper, typically a portrait or geometric pattern characteristic of Thomas De La Rue security paper of the period.
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The sheer number of signature combinations on this single note type — nearly twenty distinct pairings across series A through U3 — reflects Bolivia's chronic ministerial instability through the 1960s. The Pesos Bolivianos currency itself was introduced in 1963 to replace the Boliviano at a rate of 1,000 to 1, following years of hyperinflation that had rendered small denominations essentially worthless. A 10-unit note in the new system was still modest spending money, and these circulated heavily.

Thomas De La Rue's involvement guaranteed consistent print quality across a long run, but the rotating cast of finance ministers and central bank presidents signing the notes tells the real story of the decade.

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