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500 Pesos Bolivianos
| Issuer | Banco Central de Bolivia |
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| Year | 1981 |
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| Reference(s) | P#165 |
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| Signature(s) | Milton Paz & Ruíz Balaldión Milton Paz & Vizcarra |
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| Variants | P#165a(1) - signatures: Milton Paz & Ruíz Balaldión P#165a(2) - signatures: Milton Paz & Vizcarra |
| Comments |
The dual-printer attribution here reflects a transitional arrangement common in Bolivian banknote production during this period — ABNC supplied the intaglio-printed face plates while De La Rue handled additional printings as demand shifted. Bolivia's early 1980s inflation was accelerating sharply by the time this denomination entered circulation, and 500 Pesos Bolivianos would become increasingly inadequate within a few years as the country lurched toward the hyperinflationary crisis of 1984–1985, when annual inflation exceeded 20,000 percent.
Two signature combinations exist for this issue, both documented under P#165 — the Paz/Ruíz Balaldión pairing and the Paz/Vizcarra variant, reflecting successive appointments to the bank's senior positions.