2 Bolivianos Eduardo Abaroa

Features

Issuer	Bolivia
Issuing bank	Central Bank of Bolivia (Banco Central de Bolivia)
Ruling authority	Plurinational State (2009-date)
Type	Circulating commemorative coins
Year	2017
Value	2 Bolivianos 2 BOB = USD 0.29
Currency	Second boliviano (1986-date)
Composition	Stainless steel
Weight	6.4 g
Diameter	29 mm
Thickness	1.4 mm
Shape	Hendecagonal (11-sided)
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Number	N# 130203
References	KM# 222 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes).

Commemorative issue

Eduardo Abaroa

Series: Territorial claims of Bolivia to Chile

Obverse

National arms, circular legend with new country name, star on bottom.

Script: Latin

Lettering: ESTADO PLURINACIONAL DE BOLIVIA

Translation: Plurinational State of Bolivia

Reverse

Picture of Eduardo Abaroa a national hero in the War of the Pacific.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LA UNION ES LA FUERZA
Eduardo
Abaroa
2017
2 BOLIVIANOS

Translation:
Unity is strength
Eduardo
Abaroa
2017
2 Bolivianos

Edge

Plain

Mint

Mint of Poland (Mennica Polska), Warsaw, Poland (1766-date)

Comments

Bolivia issued a set of 4 coins, towards the territorial claims to Chile, for the region they took from Bolivia; out of the territorial question, the importance for Bolivia is that region was their access to sea. Nowadays Bolivia has no seashores. This is the first time Bolivia issues commemorative circulating coins.

Eduardo Abaroa Hidalgo was born at San Pedro de Atacama, a location that at the moment was part of Bolivia. During the Pacific War, with Chile, he joined the Bolivian Army, durin Chilean invasion, he led the civilian resistance in Topáter battle, where he lost his life, defending a bridge.

Abaroa is considered one of the main hero of the Pacific War, and was awarded the grade of colonel after death.

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Date			Mintage		VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
2017			4 200 000					$ 1.70	$ 2.30	$ 2.30

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