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| Issuer | Banco Central de Bolivia |
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| Year | 1986 |
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| Currency | Second boliviano (1986-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in purple and violet tones over a light multicolour guilloche underprint. At centre-right, an intaglio vignette presents a portrait of Melchor Pérez de Holguín, the colonial Baroque painter, wearing a wide-brimmed hat, with his name inscribed below. The numeral '50' appears at upper left and lower right, flanking the central text 'CINCUENTA BOLIVIANOS' in large letterpress. The Bolivian national coat of arms is rendered at lower centre, and two serial numbers appear in the left and right fields, accompanied by two manuscript signatures above the issuer imprint. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is executed in purple and violet hues over a multicolour guilloche underprint. A large intaglio vignette at centre depicts the ornate Baroque facade of the Torre de la Compañía church in Potosí, with its elaborate stonework rendered in fine detail. The denomination numeral '50' appears at upper right and lower left, with the issuer name 'BANCO CENTRAL DE BOLIVIA' across the top and 'CINCUENTA BOLIVIANOS' along the lower margin. |
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| Signature(s) | Morales & Marinero Garron Claure & Pardo |
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