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5 Bolivianos
| Issuer | Banco de la Nación Boliviana |
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| Year | 1911 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse lettering | EL BANCO DE LA NACION BOLIVIANA La Paz, 11 de Mayo de 1911 PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR Á LA VISTA 5 CINCO BOLIVIANOS EN MONEDA CORRIENTE (Translation: The Bank of the Bolivian Nation La Paz, May 11th., 1911 Will pay to the bearer at sight 5 five Bolivianos in coin currency) |
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| Reverse lettering | BANCO DE LA 5 5 NACION BOLIVIANA (Translation: Bank of the 5 5 Bolivian Nation) |
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The Banco de la Nación Boliviana was established by law in 1911, replacing the earlier system of competing private note-issuing banks — this 5 Bolivianos belongs to the inaugural series of that state institution. The sheer proliferation of signature combinations documented for P#105 is itself telling: at least seventeen distinct signing configurations across single-letter, double-letter, and color-differentiated series, spanning multiple administrations and cashiers. That volume reflects years of continuous issue, not a short print run.
The shift from black to red series letters at QQ–SS, under the Aguirre–Whitaker–Perou signing, almost certainly marks a late reissue phase rather than a fresh authorization.