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500 Bolivianos
| Issuer | Banco Central de Bolivia |
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| Year | 1928 |
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| Printer | American Bank Note Company, New York, United States |
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| Obverse description | Portrait vignettes of Simón Bolívar at left and Antonio José de Sucre at right flank a central vignette of the city of La Paz. The issuer name arches across the upper margin, with the face value inscription displayed below the central vignette. An intricate guilloche underprint frames the entire composition. |
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| Obverse lettering | EL BANCO CENTRAL DE BOLIVIA PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR A LA VISTA QUINIENTOS BOLIVIANOS EN ORO O GIROS-ORO LA PAZ, Ley de 20 de Julio de 1928 (Translation: The Central Bank of Bolivia Will pay to the bearer at sight Five Hundred Bolivianos in gold or gold bonds La Paz, Law of July 20th, 1928) |
| Reverse description | The Bolivian national coat of arms occupies the central vignette as a detailed medallion, surrounded by an elaborate guilloche border in purple. The denomination numeral 500 appears in large figures at left and right, with the issuer name arching above and the value inscriptions in two lines below the arms. The American Bank Note Company imprint appears at the lower margin. |
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