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
- Colonial Cob coinage (-1773)
- Colonial Milled coinage (1767-1825)
- Sol (1827-1863)
- First boliviano (1864-1963)
- Melgarejo (1865)
- Peso boliviano (1963-1986)
- Second boliviano (1986-date)
First boliviano (1864-1963)
1864-1869: 1 Boliviano = 100 Centésimos/ 1870-1963: 1 Boliviano = 100 Centavos
Melgarejo (1865)
1⁄16 Melgarejo (December's heroes) 1865-1868
Silver (.667) • 1.25 g • ⌀ 15 mm
Burnett# 103, Fonrobert# 9682, Fonrobert# 9683, Fonrobert# 9684, Tapia# 267 al 277, Tapia# 363, N# 132272
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
Peso boliviano (1963-1986)
100 Centavos = 1 Peso boliviano
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
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
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
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
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
Second boliviano (1986-date)
100 Centavos = 1 Boliviano
10 Centavos (Type 1 denomination letter) 1997
Copper plated steel • 2.23 g • ⌀ 19 mm
KM# 202a, Schön# 36a, N# 15842
10 Centavos (Type 2 denomination letter) 2001-2008
Copper clad steel • 1.85 g • ⌀ 19 mm
KM# 213, Schön# 36b, N# 12037
1 Boliviano (Central Bank) 1998
Non-circulating coin: 70th Anniversary of the Central Bank of Bolivia
Silver (.925) • 27 g • ⌀ 40 mm
KM# 210, Schön# 44, N# 56941
2 Bolivianos (large type) 1995-2008
Stainless steel • 6.4 g • ⌀ 29 mm
KM# 206.2, Schön# A40, N# 13820
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
2 Bolivianos (Genoveva Ríos) 2017
Circulating commemorative coin: Territorial claims of Bolivia to Chile – Genoveva Ríos
Stainless steel • 6.4 g • ⌀ 29 mm
KM# 221, N# 107783
2 Bolivianos (Eduardo Abaroa) 2017
Circulating commemorative coin: Territorial claims of Bolivia to Chile – Eduardo Abaroa
Stainless steel • 6.4 g • ⌀ 29 mm
KM# 222, N# 130203
2 Bolivianos (Puerto de Cobija) 2017
Circulating commemorative coin: Territorial claims of Bolivia to Chile – Puerto de Cobija
Stainless steel • 6.4 g • ⌀ 29 mm
KM# 223, N# 130204
5 Bolivianos 2001-2004
Bimetallic: bronze plated steel center in stainless steel ring • 5 g • ⌀ 23 mm
KM# 212, Schön# 41, N# 7561
The Numista referees for coins of this issuer are adanieluy and infierno.
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