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5 Centavos Gold Pattern
| Issuer | Bolivia |
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| Year | 1868 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | MONEDA EMITIDA EN LA PAZ C. T. 5 CENTs 1868 |
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Pattern coinage from Bolivia in 1868 falls within a period of intense monetary reform debate, as the country wrestled with its depreciating silver currency and the broader South American shift toward decimal systems. Whether this piece was struck in La Paz or at a contracted European facility — likely Paris or London, both of which handled Bolivian pattern work during this decade — remains unresolved in the standard references.
KM#Pn16 is unpriced in most catalog editions, reflecting genuine auction rarity rather than cataloger oversight.