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5 Bolivianos

Issuer Banco del Comercio
Year 1900
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Currency First boliviano (1864-1963)
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Obverse description Black intaglio print on white paper. Left vignette shows an allegorical female figure with a child amid ornate guilloche work; denomination numeral '5' appears at left and right. An oval portrait of a uniformed military figure occupies the right panel. Bank title 'EL BANCO DEL COMERCIO' arches across the top, with place and date 'ORURO, Enero 1° de 1900' at upper right.
Obverse lettering EL BANCO DEL COMERCIO
ORURO, Enero 1° de 1900
PAGARA AL PORTADOR, A LA VISTA
CINCO BOLIVIANOS
EN MONEDA CORRIENTE
CAJERO
DELEGADO DEL GOBIERNO
DIRECTOR GERENTE
Reverse description Printed entirely in green, the reverse centres on the Bolivian national coat of arms within an elaborate guilloche oval frame. Denomination numerals '5' appear at upper left and right within ornate rosette motifs. The legends 'BANCO DEL COMERCIO' and 'CINCO BOLIVIANOS' are set in bold letterpress within the decorative border.
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