Coat of Arms, country name on sides, 9 5-pointed stars above
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
REPUBLICA BOLIVIANA (Translation: Bolivian Republic)
Reverse description
Motto, face value in a wreath, and date. Monogram and assayer`s initials on sides of date.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
. LA UNION ES LA FUERZA .
CINCO
CENT.
9D.FINO
PTS (Monogram) 1874 F. E. (Translation: Unity is the strength five cents 9 tenths fineness PTS (Monogram) 1874 F. E.)
Edge
Reeded
Mint
Mintage
1872 PTS FE CR - KM# 157.1 (large date letters) - 1872 PTS FE CR - KM# 157.1 (small date letters) - 1872 PTS FE MR - KM# 157.1 - 1873 PTS FE - KM# 157.1 - 1874 PTS FE - KM# 157.1 - 1875 PTS FE - KM# 157.1 - 1875 PTS FE - KM# 157.1 (error RE(P/E)(U/P)LICA) - 1875 PTS FE - KM# 157.1 (without dot after cent) - 1876 PTS FE - KM# 157.1 (error F(U/E)ERZA with periods) - 1876 PTS FE - KM# 157.1 (with periods) - 1876 PTS FE - KM# 157.1 (without periods) - 1877 PTS FE - KM# 157.1 - 1878 PTS FE - KM# 157.1 - 1878 PTS FE - KM# 157.1 (V in BOLIVIANA inverted A) - 1879 PTS FE - KM# 157.1 - 1879 PTS FE - KM# 157.1 (V in BOLIVIANA inverted A) - 1880 PTS FE - KM# 157.1 - 1881 PTS FE - KM# 157.1 - 1882 PTS FE - KM# 157.1 - 1882 PTS FE - KM# 157.1 Overdate 1882/1 - 1883 PTS FE - KM# 157.1 - 1883 PTS FE - KM# 157.1 (error RE (F/P) UBLICA) - 1884 PTS FE - KM# 157.1 - 1884 PTS FE - KM# 157.1 Overdate 1884/3 - 1884 PTS FE - KM# 157.2 - 1885 PTS FE - KM# 157.2 - 1886 PTS FE - KM# 157.2 - 1886 PTS FE - KM# 157.2 Overdate 1886/5 - 1887 PTS FE - KM# 157.2 - 1888 PTS FE - KM# 157.2 (large date letters) - 1888 PTS FE - KM# 157.2 (small date letters) - 1889 PTS FE - KM# 157.2 - 1889 PTS FE - KM# 157.2 Overdate 1889/8 - 1890 PTS CB - KM# 157.2 - 1891 PTS CB - KM# 157.2 - 1891 PTS CB - KM# 157.2 Overdate 1891/0 - 1893 PTS CB - KM# 157.2 - 70 000 1893 PTS CB - KM# 157.2 Overdate 1893/83 - 1895 ES/CB - KM# 157.2 - 1895 PTS CB - KM# 157.2 - 1895 PTS ES - KM# 157.2 - 20 000 1899 PTS MM - KM# 157.2 - 1900 PTS MM - KM# 157.2 - 50 000