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200 Bolivianos
| Issuer | Banco Central de Bolivia |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Currency | Second boliviano (1986-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is dominated by a portrait vignette of Simón Bolívar at right, rendered in intaglio against a fine guilloche underprint in olive and brown tones. At upper left, the numeral '200' appears in large letterpress, with the bank title 'BANCO CENTRAL DE BOLIVIA' across the top and the denomination 'DOSCIENTOS BOLIVIANOS' in bold text at centre. Two facsimile signature lines are printed below the denomination, accompanied by the Bolivian coat of arms in a central medallion. |
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| Protection description | Simón Bolívar's portrait visible when held to light; embedded security thread running vertically through the note |
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Bolivia's 1986 currency reform replaced the collapsing peso boliviano — which had suffered hyperinflation exceeding 20,000 percent annually by 1985 — with the new boliviano at a conversion rate of one million to one. This note was part of that initial release, issued under Supreme Decree 21060, the same legislative package that accompanied a radical IMF-aligned stabilization program under President Paz Estenssoro.
The Canadian Bank Note Company supplied the entire inaugural series. Security provision on early issues was modest — thread and watermark only — reflecting the urgency of getting a functional currency into circulation before the reform's credibility could erode.