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50 Bolivianos Orange reverse
| Issuer | Banco Central de Bolivia |
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| Year | 1928 |
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| Value | 50 Bolivianos |
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| Reverse description | The Bolivian coat of arms as a central intaglio vignette, surrounded by intricate guilloche rosettes and lathe-work scrollwork in orange throughout. Denomination numerals "50" appear in four corners within ornate guilloche ovals, with the bank name arched above the arms and the denomination legend below. The imprint of the American Bank Note Company appears at the bottom margin. |
| Reverse lettering | 50 50 BANCO CENTRAL DE BOLIVIA 50 50 CINCUENTA BOLIVIANOS CINCO BOLÍVARES AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY (Translation: 50 50 Central Bank of Bolivia 50 50 Fifty Bolivianos Five Bolívares American Bank Note Company) |
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Bolivia's 1928 banking reform dissolved the old commercial note-issuing banks and consolidated currency authority under the newly chartered Banco Central de Bolivia — this note is among the first issues from that reorganization. The American Bank Note Company held longstanding contracts across Latin America during this period, and the Bolivian account was no exception.
The two signature combinations reflect sequential cashier appointments rather than separate printings — the plate stock was shared, with the signatory panel the only variable. Series letter ranges G-N and N-Z overlap at N, which occasionally produces attribution disputes for notes at that boundary.