Catalog
200 Bolivianos
| Issuer | Banco Central de Bolivia |
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| Year | 1986 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Printed in brown and pink tones with intaglio workmanship, the obverse carries a three-quarter-view portrait of Simón Bolívar at right, set against a fine guilloche underprint. The denomination DOSCIENTOS BOLIVIANOS is rendered in large intaglio script at centre-left, while BANCO CENTRAL DE BOLIVIA runs across the top margin and the numeral 200 appears at upper left and lower centre. The Bolivian national arms are positioned as a small vignette at lower centre, flanked by two signature lines for the Presidente BCB and Ministro de Finanzas. |
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| Signature(s) | Series A - Nogales & Carreaga Series E - Morales & Valencia |
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Bolivia's 1986 currency reform replaced the collapsed peso boliviano at a rate of one million to one — the boliviano had been destroyed by hyperinflation that peaked at over 20,000 percent annually in 1985. The 200-boliviano denomination sat near the top of the new series, though within a few years inflation had again eroded purchasing power enough to make it a relatively modest note in daily use.
Printed by the Canadian Bank Note Company in Ottawa, which handled much of the new series production. CBNC's security thread integration on this issue is relatively basic by later standards.