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100 Bolivianos
| 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 lettering | EL BANCO CENTRAL DE BOLIVIA PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR A LA VISTA CIEN 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 One Hundred Bolivianos in gold or gold bonds La Paz, Law from July 20th., 1928) |
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| Signature(s) | series A - Granier, Quijarro, Palacios series A & B - Granier, Pacheco, Morris series B & C - Rodo, Pacheco, Morris series C & D - Arce, Céspedes, Morris series D-F - Arce, Céspedes, Cuenca series G-L - Arce, Prudencio, Cuenca series W - Arce, Prudencio, Cuenca small |
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Bolivia's Banco Central was only formally established in 1928, and this note — printed by ABNC before the bank had even opened its doors — was part of the inaugural issue that replaced the earlier Banco de la Nación Boliviana currency. The sheer number of signature combinations across series A through W reflects not a single issuance moment but a note type kept in continuous production through most of the 1930s, bridging the Great Depression and the catastrophic costs of the Chaco War against Paraguay.
The "small" signature variant in series W is a known anomaly — the signature block was reduced in size, possibly due to a plate modification late in the print run. Morris appears as the third signatory across multiple administrations, suggesting the position rotated politically while certain technical officials remained in post.