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5 Pesos Bolivianos
| Issuer | Bolivia |
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| Year | 1976-1980 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DE BOLIVIA ********** (Translation: Republic of Bolivia) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Bolivia's monetary system was overhauled in 1963 when the peso boliviano replaced the boliviano at a rate of 1,000 to 1, a direct consequence of the catastrophic inflation that followed the 1952 National Revolution and the subsequent nationalisation of the tin mines. This 5-peso piece belongs to the later years of that currency's lifespan, struck under Hugo Banzer's military government.
The peso boliviano itself would not survive the decade — hyperinflation returned with force in the early 1980s, and by 1987 the currency had been replaced again, this time by a new boliviano at 1,000,000 to 1.