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| Issuer | Banco Central de Bolivia |
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| Year | 1945 |
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| Printer | Thomas De La Rue & Company, London, United Kingdom |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of Simón Bolívar in an oval intaglio vignette at right, with the Bolivian coat of arms at left flanked by classical columns. The issuer title 'EL BANCO CENTRAL DE BOLIVIA' runs across the top panel, with the face value '1000 MIL BOLIVIANOS' in large numerals and text at center, all printed in rose-red on a guilloche underprint. The date 'Ley de 20 de Diciembre de 1945' and place name 'LA PAZ' appear at lower center, with two manuscript signatures of bank officials below, and the notation 'CIEN BOLÍVARES' at the bottom. |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette illustrating miners at work in a mine shaft, rendered in intaglio in rose-red tones. The issuer name 'BANCO CENTRAL DE BOLIVIA' is inscribed across the top, with the face value '1000 BOLIVIANOS' and 'MIL BOLIVIANOS' appearing at right and below the vignette respectively. The legend 'LABOREO EN LAS MINAS' identifies the scene, and 'CIEN BOLÍVARES' appears at lower right, all set against a fine guilloche underprint. |
| Reverse lettering | BANCO CENTRAL DE BOLIVIA 1000 BOLIVIANOS LABOREO EN LAS MINAS MIL BOLIVIANOS CIEN BOLÍVARES (Translation: Central Bank of Bolivia 1000 Bolivianos Working at the mines One Thousand Bolivianos One Hundred Bolívares) |
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