Catalog
100 Bolivianos
| Issuer | Banco de la Nación Boliviana |
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| Year | 1911 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Reverse description | The Bolivian national arms appear as the central vignette, dividing the issuer's name into two parts placed above and below the shield. The face value in numerals is repeated at all four corners and on both lateral sides of the central design, within a guilloche border frame. |
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| Signature(s) | Zelaya, Cornejo(?), Carpentier Zelaya, Gutierrez, Carpentier Zelaya, Lorini, Carpentier Aguirre, Zalles, Morris |
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The Banco de la Nación Boliviana was established by law in 1911 as a state institution intended to absorb and replace the private commercial banks that had dominated Bolivian note issue since the 1870s — a consolidation driven partly by the fiscal chaos following the War of the Pacific. This 100 Bolivianos note belongs to the bank's founding emission, printed by ABNC under what would become a long-running relationship between that firm and Bolivian monetary authorities.
Four distinct signature combinations are recorded for P#111, reflecting the note's circulation across multiple administrations — unusual turnover for a single pick number within a relatively short emission window.