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20 Centavos
| Issuer | Bolivia |
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| Year | 1965-1973 |
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| Currency | Peso boliviano (1963-1986) |
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| Obverse description | The Bolivian national coat of arms occupies the central field, depicting the Cerro Rico and Cerro Menor mountains of Potosí above a central oval cartouche containing a chapel, a palm tree, and a llama. A radiant sun rises above the mountains. Ten five-pointed stars are arranged in an arc along the lower periphery, representing the ten departments of Bolivia as constituted prior to the War of the Pacific. The circular legend REPUBLICA DE BOLIVIA runs along the upper rim in raised Latin letters. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DE BOLIVIA ********** (Translation: Republic of Bolivia) |
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Bolivia's monetary situation in the mid-1960s was shaped by the stabilization program imposed after the catastrophic inflation of the 1950s, when the boliviano lost so much value that the government eventually replaced it entirely with the peso boliviano in 1963. These 20 centavos pieces were among the first small-denomination coins issued under the new currency, struck in nickel-clad steel as a cost-conscious measure at a time when the country's tin revenues were increasingly volatile.