Coins from Bolivia

Bolivia is placed in middle of South America, and is one of the two countries that have no access to open sea, same as Paraguay, except Paraguay has agreements with Argentina and Uruguay to use Paraguay and Paraná rivers as their way to sea. It shares with Peru Titicaca lake, the world’s highest lake, and has 2 capital cities: Sucre as Judicial, and La Paz as political. On 1879, during the “Pacific War”, Bolivia lost to Chile the Litoral province and their access to open sea. This is the reason many Bolivian coins bear 11 stars, as they count the current 10 departments, plus the Litoral as owned by them. On 2017 a serie of 4 coins with face value 2 Bolivianos was issued, with themes related to their claims of rights to have access to sea. At Bolivia is mainly spoken Spanish, but with a strong presence of several aboriginal populations, like Guaraní, Aymará, Quechua and others, there are recognized 37 official languages. For this reason, in 2009, official name of country was changed to “Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia” (“Pluri-National State of Bolivia”), to recon native groups as nations. On colonial times, at Potosí was discovered the silver mines of the Cerro Rico, the biggest silver source of America, and possibly of the world. For this reason the main Spanish colonial minthouse was Potosi, with a huge production of coins, and bars to provide other American minthouses, and also to send to Spain. Political history of Bolivia has been very conflictive, being calmer from end of 20th century. Country has an active economic development, leading the Latin American countries on this area, from start of current century.
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First boliviano (1864-1963)

1864-1869: 1 Boliviano = 100 Centésimos/ 1870-1963: 1 Boliviano = 100 Centavos

5 Centavos
1871-1872

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.900) • 1.15 g • ⌀ 15.2 mm
KM# 156, N# 61765
Available for swap 5 Centavos
1872-1900

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.900) • 1.15 g • ⌀ 15 mm
KM# 157, Schön# 1, Kahnt/Schön# 114, N# 4315
Available for swap 5 Centavos (without hole)
1883

Standard circulation coin
Copper-nickel • 2.4 g • ⌀ 17.8 mm
KM# 169.1, N# 22528
Available for swap 5 Centavos (with hole)
1883

Standard circulation coin
Copper-nickel • 2.40 g • ⌀ 17.8 mm
KM# 169.2, N# 74358
5 Centavos (Pattern)
1884

Pattern
Silver
KM# Pn40, N# 310896
Available for swap 5 Centavos
1892

Standard circulation coin
Copper-nickel • 2.5 g • ⌀ 20 mm
KM# 171, N# 22529
Available for swap 5 Centavos
1893-1919

Standard circulation coin
Copper-nickel • 2.5 g • ⌀ 20.5 mm
KM# 173, Schön# 5, N# 3221
Available for swap 5 Centavos
1935

Standard circulation coin
Copper-nickel • 2.2 g • ⌀ 18.1 mm
KM# 178, Schön# A9, N# 10145
⅒ Boliviano
1864-1867

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.900) • 2.5 g
KM# 150, N# 39077
⅒ Boliviano (Silver Piedfort)
1865

Pattern
Silver (.900) • 3.96 g
KM# PB3, N# 287163
⅒ Boliviano (Silver Piedfort)
1865

Pattern
Silver (.900) • 3.6 g
KM# PC3, N# 285489
⅒ Boliviano (Silver Piedfort)
1865

Pattern
Silver (.900)
KM# PD3, N# 287164
10 Centavos (Silver Pattern)
1868

Pattern
Silver
KM# Pn17, N# 287178
10 Centavos (Gold Pattern)
1868

Pattern
Gold
KM# Pn18, N# 287180
10 Centavos (Type 1 lettering "LA UNION HACE LA FUERZA")
1870-1871

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.900) • 2.5 g • ⌀ 18 mm
KM# 153.1, N# 8451
10 Centavos (Type 1 lettering "LA UNION HACE LA FUERZA")
1871

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.900) • 2.3 g
KM# 153.2, N# 186840
Available for swap 10 Centavos (Type 1 lettering "LA UNION HACE LA FUERZA")
1871-1872

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.900) • 2.3 g
KM# 153.3, N# 186841
Available for swap 10 Centavos (Type 2 lettering "LA UNION ES LA FUERZA")
1872-1875

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.900) • 2.3 g • ⌀ 17.9 mm
KM# 158.1, N# 274205
Available for swap 10 Centavos (Type 2 lettering "LA UNION ES LA FUERZA")
1875-1884

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.900) • 2.3 g • ⌀ 17.1 mm
KM# 158.2, N# 274204
Available for swap 10 Centavos (with hole)
1883

Standard circulation coin
Copper-nickel • 3.9 g • ⌀ 21 mm
KM# 170.2, N# 74357

The Numista referees for coins of this issuer are adanieluy and infierno.

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