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40 Centavos

Issuer Banco Nacional de Bolivia
Year 1875
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Reference(s) P#S198
Obverse description Black and red intaglio print on white paper. Central vignette shows a cherub resting on a ledge, flanked by large numeral 40 counters on a guilloche underprint. Bank title arcs across the top; place and date read "La Paz" and "Nov. 1o de 1875" below, with the legend "VALE CUARENTA CENTAVOS DE BOLIVIANO" along the lower panel.
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Reverse description Uniface red intaglio print with an ornate all-over guilloche border. The word "CENTAVOS" in large serif letters spans the centre, with numeral 40 set within oval cartouches above and below, each surrounded by decorative rosette and scroll work.
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Variants P#S198a - issued note
P#S198s - Specimen
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