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5 Bolivianos

Issuer Banco Central de Bolivia
Year 1928
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Currency First boliviano (1864-1963)
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Obverse description Deep green intaglio print over a blue-brown and rose guilloche underprint. An oval vignette at left bears a portrait of Simón Bolívar, while a central vignette presents a view of the city of Potosí with its characteristic mountain backdrop. Denomination numeral 5 appears in each corner and in larger format flanking the central vignette, with serial and series numbers printed in red and three manuscript signatures across the lower margin.
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Reverse description The Bolivian National Arms rendered within a circle occupies the centre of the reverse, flanked symmetrically by large denomination numerals 5. Additional smaller 5s appear at the left, right, and upper centre, completing the geometric framework of the design.
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Variants P#120a(1) - series A-Y; signatures: Granier, Vallejos, Palacios
P#120a(2) - series Y-Z, A1-Z1, A2-K2; signatures: Granier, Quijarro, Palacios
P#120a(3) - series L2-Z2, A3-Z3, A4-W4; signatures: Granier, Pacheco, Morris
P#120a(4) - series X4-Z4, A5-W5; signatures: Rodo, Pacheco, Morris
P#120a(5) - series X5-Z5, A6-F6; signatures: Rodo, Montecinos, Morris
P#120a(6) - series G6-P6; signatures: Arce, Céspedes, Cuenca
P#120a(7-1) - series Q6-Z6, A7-Z7, A8-Z8, A9-Z9, A10-M10; signatures: Arce (wide), Prudencio, Cuenca
P#120a(7-2) - series Q6-Z6, A7-Z7, A8-Z8, A9-Z9, A10-M10; signatures: Arce (narrow), Prudencio, Cuenca
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