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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Standard circulation coin

Available for swap ½ Boliviano / 50 Centavos
1873-1900

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.900) • 12.5 g • ⌀ 29.6 mm
KM# 161, N# 26167
Available for swap ½ Boliviano / 50 Centavos
1900-1908

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.900) • 11.5 g • ⌀ 29.5 mm
KM# 175, Schön# 7, N# 13424
Available for swap ½ Boliviano / 50 Centavos
1909

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.833) • 10 g • ⌀ 29.6 mm
KM# 177, Schön# A8, N# 14507
50 Centavos
1937

Standard circulation coin
Copper-nickel • 7 g • ⌀ 25 mm
KM# 181, Schön# 10, N# 45066
Available for swap 50 Centavos
1939

Standard circulation coin
Copper-nickel • 8.45 g • ⌀ 29 mm
KM# 182, Schön# C9, N# 4902
Available for swap 50 Centavos
1942

Standard circulation coin
Brass • 5.1 g • ⌀ 24.6 mm
KM# 182a, Schön# 13, N# 4901
½ Escudo
1868

Standard circulation coin
Gold (.900) • 1.25 g
KM# 140, N# 61745
Available for swap 1 Boliviano
1864-1869

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.900) • 25 g • ⌀ 37 mm
KM# 152.1, KM# 152.2, N# 48049
1 Boliviano
1870-1872

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.900) • 25 g • ⌀ 37 mm
KM# 155, N# 23868
Available for swap 1 Boliviano
1872-1893

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.900) • 25 g • ⌀ 35.5 mm
KM# 160, N# 38132
Available for swap 1 Boliviano
1951

Standard circulation coin
Bronze • 3.0 g • ⌀ 18 mm
KM# 184, Schön# 14, N# 2126
1 Escudo
1868

Standard circulation coin
Gold (.900) • 2.5 g
KM# 141, N# 61744
Available for swap 5 Bolivianos
1951

Standard circulation coin
Bronze • 5.14 g • ⌀ 23 mm
KM# 185, Schön# 15, N# 2127
Available for swap 10 Bolivianos / 1 Bolivar
1951

Standard circulation coin
Bronze • 6.9 g • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# 186, Schön# 16, N# 2128
1 Onza
1868

Standard circulation coin
Gold (.900) • 32.4 g
KM# 142, N# 315035
¼ Melgarejo
1865

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.666) • 5 g • ⌀ 24.7 mm
KM# 144, N# 11547
Available for swap ½ Melgarejo
1865-1868

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.666) • 10 g • ⌀ 29 mm
KM# 145, Fonrobert# 9687, N# 47877
½ Melgarejo
1867

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.666) • 10 g • ⌀ 29 mm
N# 140241
¼ Melgarejo
1868

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.666) • 5 g • ⌀ 24 mm
Fonrobert# –, Burnett# 110, N# 375921
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
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 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
Available for swap 10 Centavos
2010-2012

Standard circulation coin
Copper clad steel • 1.85 g • ⌀ 19 mm
KM# 214, Schön# 46, N# 18050
Available for swap 10 Centavos
2017

Standard circulation coin
Steel • 2.2 g • ⌀ 19 mm
N# 130195
Available for swap 20 Centavos
1987-2008

Standard circulation coin
Stainless steel • 3.66 g • ⌀ 22 mm
KM# 203, Schön# 37, N# 3223
Available for swap 20 Centavos
2010-2016

Standard circulation coin
Stainless steel • 3.6 g • ⌀ 22 mm
KM# 215, Schön# 47, N# 18051
Available for swap 50 Centavos
1987-2008

Standard circulation coin
Stainless steel • 3.8 g • ⌀ 24 mm
KM# 204, Schön# 38, N# 3225
Available for swap 50 Centavos
2010-2018

Standard circulation coin
Stainless steel • 3.75 g • ⌀ 24 mm
KM# 216, Schön# 48, N# 18052
Available for swap 1 Boliviano
1987-2008

Standard circulation coin
Stainless steel • 5 g • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# 205, Schön# 39, N# 3228
Available for swap 1 Boliviano
2010-2017

Standard circulation coin
Stainless steel • 5 g • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# 217, Schön# 49, N# 18053
Available for swap 2 Bolivianos (small type)
1991

Standard circulation coin
Stainless steel • 6.25 g • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# 206.1, Schön# 40, N# 5784
Available for swap 2 Bolivianos (large type)
1995-2008

Standard circulation coin
Stainless steel • 6.4 g • ⌀ 29 mm
KM# 206.2, Schön# A40, N# 13820
Available for swap 2 Bolivianos
2010-2017

Standard circulation coin
Stainless steel • 6.4 g • ⌀ 29 mm
KM# 218, Schön# 50, N# 18054
Available for swap 5 Bolivianos
2001-2004

Standard circulation coin
Bimetallic: bronze plated steel centre in stainless steel ring • 5 g • ⌀ 23 mm
KM# 212, Schön# 41, N# 7561
Available for swap 5 Bolivianos
2010-2012

Standard circulation coin
Bimetallic: bronze plated steel centre in stainless steel ring • 5 g • ⌀ 23 mm
KM# 219, Schön# 51, N# 18055
Available for swap 5 Bolivianos
2017

Standard circulation coin
Bimetallic: aluminium bronze centre in stainless steel ring • 5.1 g • ⌀ 23 mm
KM# 224, N# 112318

Circulating commemorative coin

20 Centavos (President H. Daza - Monetary medal)
ND (1879)

Circulating commemorative coin: President Daza
Silver (.900) • 4.6 g • ⌀ 23 mm
KM# 166, Tapia# 406, Tapia# 407, N# 61766
⅛ Melgarejo
1868

Circulating commemorative coin: PROMULGATION OF THE 8th BOLIVIAN CONSTITUTION
Silver (.900) • 2.4 g • ⌀ 18 mm
Tapia# 364, Tapia# 365, Tapia# 366, Tapia# 367, Tapia# 368, N# 388075
⅛ Melgarejo
1869

Circulating commemorative coin: POTOSÍ TO GENERAL MELGAREJO
Silver (.666) • 2.6 g • ⌀ 18 mm
Tapia# 374, Tapia# 375, Tapia# 376, Burnett# 114, N# 396047
1 Melgarejo (Monetary Medal)
1865

Circulating commemorative coin: TO THE PEACEMAKER OF BOLIVIA
Silver (.666) • 20 g • ⌀ 37 mm
KM# 146, Tapia# 281, Tapia# 282, Tapia# 283, Burnett# 95A1, Fonrobert# 9676, N# 42613
Available for swap 2 Bolivianos (Colorados de Bolivia)
2017

Circulating commemorative coin: Territorial claims of Bolivia to Chile – Colorados de Bolivia
Stainless steel • 6.4 g • ⌀ 29 mm
KM# 220, N# 107784

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

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