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50 Centavos Pattern
| Issuer | Bolivia |
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| Year | 1900 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 1900 So |
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Pattern coins from Bolivia at the turn of the century were rarely produced for circulation trials — they were more often diplomatic or presentation pieces, struck to demonstrate technical capability or to pitch a proposed design to the mint authorities. This gold striking of what would otherwise be a minor silver denomination is almost certainly a presentation piece rather than a practical production sample; minting a 50 centavos piece in gold .900 makes no economic sense as a circulation test.
The Paris Mint handled much of Bolivia's coinage production during this period, and KM#Pn53 almost certainly originates there rather than at any domestic facility.