Catalog
10 Pesos Bolivianos
| Issuer | Banco Central de Bolivia |
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| Year | 1962 |
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| Value | 10 Pesos Bolivianos (10 BOP) |
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| Reverse lettering | BANCO CENTRAL DE BOLIVIA DIEZ PESOS BOLIVIANOS DIEZ MIL BOLIVIANOS CERRO DE POTOSI THOMAS DE LA RUE & COMPANY, LIMITED. (Translation: Central Bank of Bolivia / Ten Bolivian Pesos / Ten Thousand Bolivianos / Cerro de Potosí / Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited.) |
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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.