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20 Bolivianos 1929 Overprint Provisional Issue
| Issuer | Banco Central de Bolivia |
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| Year | 1929 |
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| Printer | American Bank Note Company, New York, United States |
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| Obverse description | Black intaglio print on white cotton paper with a central vignette of a seated female allegorical figure — likely representing Commerce or the Nation — positioned atop an anchor with an industrial harbour scene in the background. The denomination numeral '20' appears in large guilloche-framed panels at each corner, with the issuing bank name 'BANCO DE LA NACION BOLIVIANA' across the top and 'VEINTE BOLIVIANOS' along the lower border. A bold black overprint reading 'BANCO CENTRAL DE BOLIVIA' is applied horizontally across the centre of the note, indicating the provisional reissue under the newly established central bank. |
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| Obverse lettering | LA PAZ 11 DE MAYO DE 1911 BANCO DE LA NACION BOLIVIANA PAGARA AL PORTADOR A LA VISTA SERIE B VEINTE BOLIVIANOS EN MONEDA CORRIENTE BANCO CENTRAL DE BOLIVIA AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. NEW YORK CONTADOR DELEGADO DEL GOBIERNO DIRECTOR GERENTE |
| Reverse description | Printed in orange-brown on the reverse, the design centres on a large oval vignette bearing the Bolivian national coat of arms, surrounded by ornate lathe-work guilloche patterns and repeating denomination text. The numeral '20' appears in large figures to the left and right within decorative frames, and the text 'BANCO DE LA NACION BOLIVIANA' runs along the lower border, with 'VEINTE' at the top and 'VEINTE BOLIVIANOS' repeated in the marginal border bands. |
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