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.
Wikidata: Q750

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Republic (1825-2009)

Available for swap 5 Centavos
1965-1970

Standard circulation coin
Copper clad steel • 1.75 g • ⌀ 16 mm
KM# 187, Schön# 21, N# 10110
Available for swap 10 Centavos
1965-1973

Standard circulation coin
Copper clad steel • 2.5 g • ⌀ 19 mm
KM# 188, Schön# 22, N# 3222
Available for swap 20 Centavos
1965-1973

Standard circulation coin
Nickel clad steel • 3 g • ⌀ 21.5 mm
KM# 189, Schön# 23, N# 4027
Available for swap 25 Centavos
1971-1972

Standard circulation coin
Nickel clad steel • 3.5 g • ⌀ 23 mm
KM# 193, Schön# 24, N# 4906
Available for swap 50 Centavos
1965-1980

Standard circulation coin
Nickel clad steel • 4 g • ⌀ 24 mm
KM# 190, Schön# 25, N# 3224
Available for swap 1 Peso Boliviano (FAO)
1968

Non-circulating coin: FAO – FAO - War against hunger
Nickel clad steel • 6.0 g • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# 191, Schön# 27, Y# 99, N# 3227
Available for swap 1 Peso Boliviano
1968-1980

Standard circulation coin
Nickel clad steel • 6 g • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# 192, Schön# 26, N# 3226
Available for swap 5 Pesos Bolivianos
1976-1980

Standard circulation coin
Nickel clad steel • 8.5 g • ⌀ 30 mm
KM# 197, Schön# 31, N# 3229
Available for swap 100 Pesos Bolivianos (Independence)
ND (1975)

Non-circulating coin: 150th Anniversary of Independence
Silver (.933) • 10 g • ⌀ 26 mm
KM# 194, Schön# 28, N# 30857
Available for swap 200 Pesos Bolivianos (Year of the Child)
1979

Non-circulating coin: International Year of the Child
Silver (.925) • 23.33 g • ⌀ 38.61 mm
KM# 198, Schön# 32, N# 38578
200 Pesos Bolivianos (Year of the Child; Piedfort)
1979

Pattern: International Year of the Child
Silver (.925) • ⌀ 38.61 mm
KM# P9, N# 320046
Available for swap 250 Pesos Bolivianos (Independence)
ND (1975)

Non-circulating coin: 150th Anniversary of Independence
Silver (.933) • 15 g • ⌀ 30 mm
KM# 195, Schön# 29, N# 32229
Available for swap 500 Pesos Bolivianos (Independence)
ND (1975)

Non-circulating coin: 150th Anniversary of Independence
Silver (.933) • 22 g • ⌀ 34 mm
KM# 196, Schön# 30, N# 35480
4000 Pesos Bolivianos (Year of the Child)
1979

Non-circulating coin: International Year of the Child
Gold (.900) • 17.17 g • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# 199, Schön# 33, N# 43839
4000 Pesos Bolivianos (Year of the Child; Piedfort)
1979

Pattern: International Year of the Child
Gold (.999) • 34.34 g • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# P10, N# 127794
Available for swap 2 Centavos
1987

Standard circulation coin
Stainless steel • 1 g • ⌀ 14 mm
KM# 200, Schön# 34, N# 3220
Available for swap 5 Centavos
1987

Standard circulation coin
Stainless steel • 1.5 g • ⌀ 17 mm
KM# 201, Schön# 35, N# 7150
Available for swap 10 Centavos
1987-1997

Standard circulation coin
Stainless steel • 1.8 g • ⌀ 18.5 mm
KM# 202, Schön# 36, N# 6772
Available for swap 10 Centavos (Type 1 denomination letter)
1997

Standard circulation coin
Copper plated steel • 2.23 g • ⌀ 19 mm
KM# 202a, Schön# 36a, N# 15842
Available for swap 10 Centavos (Type 2 denomination letter)
2001-2008

Standard circulation coin
Copper clad steel • 1.85 g • ⌀ 19 mm
KM# 213, Schön# 36b, N# 12037

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

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