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50 Bolivianos Orange reverse
| Issuer | Banco Central de Bolivia |
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| Year | 1928 |
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| Currency | First boliviano (1864-1963) |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of Simón Bolívar at left and portrait of Antonio José de Sucre at right, flanking a central vignette of a panoramic view of La Paz. Denomination numerals appear at each corner, with the issuing authority and statutory text arranged across the face within elaborate guilloche underprint borders. |
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| Obverse lettering | EL BANCO CENTRAL DE BOLIVIA LA PAZ, LEY DE 20 DE JULIO DE 1928 PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR A LA VISTA 50 50 CINCUENTA BOLIVIANOS EN ORO O GIROS-ORO (Translation: The Central Bank of Bolivia La Paz, Law of 20th July of 1928 Will pay the bearer on demand 50 50 Fifty Bolivianos In gold or gold exchange) |
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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.