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1 Boliviano Copper Pattern
| Issuer | Bolivia |
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| Year | 1868 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse description | The Bolivian national coat of arms occupies the central field, depicting a quartered shield bearing a llama, a mountain landscape with a radiant sun above, a breadfruit tree, and a wheatsheaf, all surmounted by a condor with wings spread atop the shield. The shield is flanked by crossed cannons, rifles, and fasces with an axe, with a Phrygian cap on a pike at the top center. The circular legend REPUBLICA BOLIVIANA arcs around the periphery, divided left and right, with eleven six-pointed stars arranged in an arc along the lower border of the coin. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA BOLIVIANA ★★★★★★★★★★★ |
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Bolivia's decimal coinage reform of the 1860s generated a flurry of pattern activity as the government evaluated new denominations and compositions. This copper strike for the 1 Boliviano represents an exploratory phase before silver was confirmed as the metal for circulating high-denomination pieces — the Potosí mint, one of the most storied in the Americas, was being retooled during this period following years of inconsistent output tied to post-independence fiscal instability.
Patterns of this type rarely left official hands and survive in tiny numbers.