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| Issuer | Banco Central de Bolivia |
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| Year | 1945 |
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| Currency | First boliviano (1864-1963) |
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| Obverse description | Black intaglio on multicolor guilloche underprint. An intaglio portrait vignette of President Gualberto Villarroel is set within an oval frame at right, with the Bolivian coat of arms at left. The central field carries a dense polychrome guilloche rosette with the large numeral '100' superimposed, beneath the issuer legend 'EL BANCO CENTRAL DE BOLIVIA' across the top and the denomination 'CIEN BOLIVIANOS' below centre, with the place and law date 'LA PAZ, LEY DE 20 DE DICIEMBRE DE 1945' at lower left. Three signature lines for Contador, Superintendente de Bancos, and Gerente General appear at the bottom, above the printer's imprint. |
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| Reverse description | Printed in dark purple-brown intaglio on plain paper. The central vignette presents a detailed engraved panoramic view of the Valle Hermoso petroleum refinery, with tall industrial stacks, distillation columns, and ancillary structures set against a background of rolling hills. Ornate guilloche panels flank the central scene at left and right, each carrying the denomination numerals '100 BOLIVIANOS'. The issuer name 'BANCO CENTRAL DE BOLIVIA' is lettered across the top panel, and the denomination inscription 'CIEN BOLIVIANOS / DIEZ BOLIVARES' appears in a bold cartouche at the bottom, with the printer's imprint below. |
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| Signature(s) | series A-P - del Castillo, Maldonado, Hinojosa series P-V - del Castillo, Maldonado, Sánchez series Y-B1, H1, M1, N1 - Vizcarra, Córdova, Fiengo series C1 - Cuellar Arriaza, Córdova, Fiengo series D1 & E1 - Cuellar Arriaza, Córdova, Alba Quiroz series F1, Q1-T1 - ???, Córdova, Alba Quiroz series G1, H1, L1-P1 - Vizcarra, Gómez García, Fiengo series J1-K1 - Cuellar Arriaza, Córdova, Calderón |
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