Bolivian boliviano

Bolivian boliviano
boliviano boliviano (Spanish)
10 centavos to 5 bolivianos
ISO 4217
Code	BOB
Number	068
Exponent	2
Denominations
Subunit
¹⁄₁₀₀	centavo
Symbol	Bs.^[1] or Bs^[2]
centavo	Cvs.^[1]
Banknotes	Bs. 10, 20, 50, 100, 200^[1]
Coins	Cvs. 10, 20, 50; Bs. 1, 2, 5^[1]
Demographics
Date of introduction	January 1, 1987
Replaced	Bolivian peso
User(s)	Bolivia
Issuance
Central bank	Banco Central de Bolivia
Website	www.bcb.gob.bo
Valuation
Inflation	4.3%
Source	The World Factbook, 2009 est.

The boliviano (sign: Bs.^[1] or Bs;^[2] ISO 4217 code: BOB) is the currency of Bolivia. It is divided into 100 cents or centavos in Spanish. Boliviano was also the name of the currency of Bolivia between 1864 and 1963.

First boliviano

Main article: Bolivian boliviano (1864–1963)

The first boliviano was introduced in 1864. It was equivalent to eight soles or half a scudo in the former currency. Initially, it was subdivided into 100 centécimos but this was altered to centavos in 1870. The name bolivar was used for an amount of ten bolivianos.

Second boliviano

Following many years of rampant inflation, the bolivian peso was replaced in 1987 by a new boliviano at a rate of one million to one ( when 1 US dollar was worth 1.8/1.9 million pesos ). At that time, 1 new boliviano was roughly equivalent to 1 U.S. dollar.

Coins

Five-boliviano coin, 2004 (bimetallic)

Five-boliviano coin, 2004 (bimetallic)

In 1988, stainless-steel 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 centavo and 1 boliviano (dated 1987) coins were introduced, followed by stainless-steel 2 bolivianos in 1991. Copper-plated steel 10 centavos were introduced in 1997 and bi-metallic 5 bolivianos in 2001. The 2 and 5 centavo coins are no longer in circulation. The 2 boliviano coin has been minted in two sizes, both of which remain legal tender. The smaller 2 boliviano coin is almost the same as the 1 boliviano coin, leading to potential confusion, although the 2 boliviano coins are undecagonal whilst the 1 boliviano coins are round. All the coins in Bolivia has the obverse the number of the amount of money with the inscription "La union es la Fuerza" ("Union is strength" in Spanish) and in the reverse the coat of arms of Bolivia with the inscription "Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia" (Plurinational state of Bolivia).

Coins of the Bolivian boliviano (current series)
Value	Technical parameters				Description		Date of issue
Value	Diameter	Mass	Composition	Edge	Obverse	Reverse	Date of issue
10 Bolivian centavos	18.9 mm	1.85 grams	Copper-plated steel	Plain	"LA UNION ES LA FUERZA"; "10 CENTAVOS"; Date of issue	"ESTADO PLURINACIONAL DE BOLIVA" (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF BOLIVIA); Coat of arms of Bolivia	2010
20 Bolivian centavos	22 mm	3.25 grams	Nickel-plated steel	Plain	"LA UNION ES LA FUERZA"; "20 CENTAVOS"; Date of issue	"ESTADO PLURINACIONAL DE BOLIVA" (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF BOLIVIA); Coat of arms of Bolivia	2010
50 Bolivian centavos	24 mm	3.75 grams	Stainless steel	Plain	"LA UNION ES LA FUERZA"; "50 CENTAVOS"; Date of issue	"ESTADO PLURINACIONAL DE BOLIVA" (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF BOLIVIA); Coat of arms of Bolivia	2010
1 Bolivian boliviano	27 mm	5 grams	Stainless steel	Plain	"LA UNION ES LA FUERZA"; "1 BOLIVIANO"; Date of issue	"ESTADO PLURINACIONAL DE BOLIVA" (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF BOLIVIA); Coat of arms of Bolivia	2010
2 Bolivian bolivianos	29 mm	7 grams	Stainless steel	Plain	"LA UNION ES LA FUERZA"; "2 BOLIVIANOS"; Date of issue	"ESTADO PLURINACIONAL DE BOLIVA" (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF BOLIVIA); Coat of arms of Bolivia	2010
5 Bolivian bolivianos	23 mm	5 grams	Bi-metallic coin consisting of a Bronze-plated steel center plug with a Stainless steel outer ring	Reeded	"LA UNION ES LA FUERZA"; "5 BOLIVIANOS"; Date of issue	"ESTADO PLURINACIONAL DE BOLIVA" (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF BOLIVIA); Coat of arms of Bolivia	2010

Banknotes

In 1987, peso boliviano banknotes were overprinted with denominations in centavos and bolivianos to produce provisional issues of 1, 5, 10 and 50 centavos, and 1, 5 and 10 bolivianos. Regular issues followed the same year in denominations of 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 and 200 bolivianos. The 2 boliviano note was replaced by a coin in 1991, with the same happening to the 5 boliviano in 2001, although the Bolivian central bank still lists the 5 boliviano note as "in circulation" -The 10 Bolivianos bill has in the obverse to the painter Cecilio Guzman and reverse an image of city of Cochabamba. -The 20 Boliviano bill has in the obverse to the lawyer Pantaleon Dalence and in the reverse an image of The Golden Colonial House of Tarija. The 50 Boliviano bill has in the obverse to the painter Melchor Perez and in the reverse you can see the Tower of Church of the Society of Jesus in the city of Potosi- The 100 Boliviano bill has in the obverse of the great historian Gabriel Rene Moreno and the reverse one image of the Mayor Real and Papal University of Saint Francisco Xavier of Chuquisaca in the capital, the city of Sucre, the 200 Boliviano bill has to the obverse to the writer and former president of Bolivia, Franz Tamayo and in the reverse an image of ruins of the Pre Inca empire of Tihuanaco in the shores of Lake Titicaca in the state or department of La Paz As of 2013. The 2 and 5 Bolivianos bills are officially out of circulation. .

Banknotes of the Bolivian boliviano (current series)
Value	Main Color	Obverse	Reverse	Watermark
2 bolivianos	Black	Antonio Vaca Diez	Pando refuge	Simón Bolívar
5 bolivianos	Olive-green	Adela Zamudio	Virgen del Socavon church	Simón Bolívar
10 bolivianos	Blue	Cecilio Guzman de Rojas	"Heroinas de la Coronilla" monument in Cochabamba	Simón Bolívar
20 bolivianos	Orange	Pantaleon Dalence	Casa Dorada in Tarija	Simón Bolívar
50 bolivianos	Purple	Melchor Pérez de Holguin	Torre de la Compañia	Simón Bolívar
100 bolivianos	Red	Gabriel René Moreno	San Francisco Xavier de Chuquisaca University in Sucre	Simón Bolívar
200 bolivianos	Brown	Franz Tamayo	Tiahuanaco	Simón Bolívar

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Manufacture/Production

As of 2013 the Boliviano is still manufactured abroad, in countries such as United Kingdom, France, and Chile. Bolivia, although politically independent since 1825, is in this regard after two centuries not independent in many aspects, such as the monetary one, like many other ex-colonies throughout Latin America and the rest of the world.

Though Bolivia was one of the main mints of the colonial era (casa de la moneda, Potosí) the coining and printing of currency stopped due to lack of political interest and on the idea that foreign made coins and bank notes could be acquired at a lower price than the Bolivian made.

References

Krause, Chester L.; Clifford Mishler (1991). Standard Catalog of World Coins: 1801–1991 (18th ed.). Krause Publications. ISBN 0873411501.
Pick, Albert (1994). Standard Catalog of World Paper Money: General Issues. Colin R. Bruce II and Neil Shafer (editors) (7th ed.). Krause Publications. ISBN 0-87341-207-9.
Pick, Albert (1990). Standard Catalog of World Paper Money: Specialized Issues. Colin R. Bruce II and Neil Shafer (editors) (6th ed.). Krause Publications. ISBN 0-87341-149-8.

1 2 3 4 5 Banco Central de Bolivia. "Galeria de monedas y billetes." Accessed 26 Feb 2011.
1 2 Banco Central de Bolivia. Official website Accessed 26 Feb 2011.

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