100 Pesos Fuertes Banco Boliviano

Features

Issuer	Bolivia
Issuing bank	Bolivian Bank (Banco Boliviano)
Period	Republic (1825-2009)
Type	Local banknotes
Year	1868
Value	100 Pesos Fuertes
Currency	First boliviano (1864-1963)
Composition	Paper
Shape	Rectangular
Issued	Never issued
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 573979
References	P# S116 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).

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Series: Banco Boliviano

Obverse

Black and green print; pale green underprint.
Standing allegorical women at left and right, representing Law and Constitution.
Issuer name on top, face value in numbers over letter "C" (for "Cien"= one hundred) on left and right top; in letters on both top corners and center; repeated "CIEN" and "100" all over edges.
Ordinal series (numbered by order) at left and right center, plus "A" letter on lower left and right; no serial #s.
Issuing location with space for adding handwritten or overprinted date on center, below face value; space for 3 handwritten or overprinted signatures, with titles below, on lower zone. Printer name on bottom.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
CIEN 100 C
EL
BANCO
BOLIVIANO
Pagará
al portador á la vista en La Paz
CIEN PESOS FUERTES
LA
LEI
LA
CONSTITUCION
SERIE 1a
La Paz, _______ de 18____
A
MINISTRO DE HACIENDA.
CONTADOR. DIRECTOR JERENTE
Compañia Nacional de Billetes de Banco, Nueva York.

Translation:
One hundred.
The Bolivian Bank will pay to the bearer at sight at La Paz, one hundred Strong
Pesos.
The Law, The Constitution.
1st. series
Minister of Finance, Accoutant, Managing Director.
National Bank Note Company, New York.

Reverse

Green print.
Issuer name at center, in 3 lines. Face value as numbers over "C"at sides. Printer name on bottom.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
EL
BANCO
BOLIVIANO
100
C
Compañia Nacional de Billetes de Banco, Nueva York.

Translation:
The Bolivian Bank.
National Bank Note Company, New York.

Printer

American Banknote Corporation (American Bank Note Company), United States (1795-date)

Comments

Only uniface proof samples are known for each side.

Krause lists obverse images as representing “("Liberty" at left and “Constitution” at right)”, but left image shows “LA LEI”(=the Law) legend

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (1868)												Obverse uniface Proof.
ND (1868)												Reverse uniface Proof.

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Heritage Auctions 2011 September Long Beach Signature Currency Auction 3514 Lot 15020	7 Sep 2011	ND (1868) – Obverse uniface Proof.	AU (PMG 55 EPQ About Uncirculated)	The lot includes several items.
Both sides were sold as lot, for USD 1006.25, included buyer's premium
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	Heritage Auctions 2011 September Long Beach Signature Currency Auction 3514 Lot 15020	7 Sep 2011	ND (1868) – Reverse uniface Proof.	UNC (PMG 63 Choice Uncirculated)	The lot includes several items.
Both sides were sold as lot, for USD 1006.25, included buyer's premium
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