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5 Bolivianos
| Issuer | Banco Mercantil |
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| Year | 1906 |
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| Value | 5 Bolivianos |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of a miner operating a drill in a rocky excavation, framed by an oval border. The bank title EL BANCO MERCANTIL appears across the top, with the denomination CINCO BOLIVIANOS in a panel below. Serial numbers in red flank the vignette, with issuing city Oruro, Bolivia and date printed at bottom. |
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| Reverse description | Dark intaglio design centred on a large vignette of a volcanic mountain peak, flanked by two oval vignettes of local buildings and a monument. Elaborate guilloche scrollwork fills the background, with large numeral 5 counters at left and right. BANCO MERCANTIL inscribed across the top and bottom panels. |
| Reverse lettering | BANCO MERCANTIL AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY NEW YORK |
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