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5 Bolivianos
| Issuer | Bolivia |
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| Year | 1951 |
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| Weight | 5.14 g |
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| Obverse description | The Bolivian national coat of arms occupies the central field, depicting an oval cartouche containing the Cerro Rico and Cerro Menor of Potosí above a chapel, with a palm tree to the left and a sheaf of wheat to the right, and a llama at the base beneath a radiant sun. The shield is surmounted by a condor with outstretched wings and flanked in the background by crossed national flags, cannons, rifles, a fasces-axe, and a Phrygian liberty cap. Nine stars arranged in a row below the shield symbolise Bolivia's nine departments. The encircling legend reads REPUBLICA DE BOLIVIA. |
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| Reverse description | The denomination is displayed in two lines at the centre of the field, reading CINCO BOLIVIANOS above the large numeral 5, all enclosed within a wreath composed of olive branches to the left and oak branches to the right, tied at the base with a ribbon bow. The mint mark letter H appears to the left of the numeral 5 on Heaton-struck examples, while KN appears on Kings Norton pieces. The date 1951 is inscribed in the exergue below the wreath. The circular legend LA UNION ES LA FUERZA (Unity is Strength) runs along the upper periphery, with a fine beaded border encircling the entire design. |
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Bolivia's postwar monetary situation by 1951 was deteriorating rapidly — inflation was accelerating toward the crisis that would eventually prompt a full monetary overhaul in 1963. This bronze 5 Bolivianos was struck at the Casa de Moneda de Bolivia in Potosí, the same mint that had been producing silver for the Spanish crown since 1574, though by mid-century it was reduced to issuing low-denomination bronze into an economy where such values bought progressively less each month.