Issuing authority
Bolivia
Andean republic; the Potosi mint within its territory supplied silver to the world.
- Kind
- republic
- Region
- Andes, South America
- Recorded period
- 1825 – present
Objects are filed under the historical authority that actually issued or made them. A recorded period comes from the issuer's own reference description and is left blank where no source states it.
Published entries
10
Individual types and documented families
With photographs
100%
10 with a credited real-object photo
Dated span
1843 – 1929
9 entries with their own date
Verified or well documented
0
Highest two confidence levels
Catalogue entries (10)
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Isle of Wight Council, Frank Basford
modern coins
Potosi eight reales
16th - 19th century
The Potosí eight reales, also known as a Spanish dollar or piece of eight, is a large silver coin struck at the Potosí mint in modern-day Bolivia under the Spanish Empire. The eight-real denomination was originally instituted during a Spanish monetary reform in 1497. Following the exploitation of vast silver deposit…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Eight soles from Bolivia, 1843
1843
Silver coin struck on a rough blank. Obverse: laureate head of Bolívar facing right. Reverse: standing tree in a landscape, above which six stars, with a llama beneath the tree to the left and right. Year at the bottom. To the left thereof, mint mark: "Potosi" and value indication: "8 S.". Milled edge. The Rijksmuse…
Partial type record
Post of Bolivia via Wikimedia Commons
stamps
Coat of Arms — Nine Stars below Arms issue, Bolivia, 1868
1868
The Coat of Arms — Nine Stars below Arms issue is a set of postage stamps released in Bolivia in 1868. The StampWorld catalogue lists 6 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 8–8‑12). Values and colours recorded for the issue: 5C green; 10C red; 50C blue; 100C orange; 500C black. Perforation: 12. No watermark is…
Partial type record
Post of Bolivia via Wikimedia Commons
stamps
Coat of Arms — Eleven Stars below Arms issue, Bolivia, 1871
1871
The Coat of Arms — Eleven Stars below Arms issue is a set of postage stamps released in Bolivia in 1871. The StampWorld catalogue lists 6 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 13–13‑17). Values and colours recorded for the issue: 5C green; 10C red; 50C blue; 100C orange; 500C black. Perforation: 12. No watermark…
Partial type record
CGB via Numista
banknotes
1 Boliviano, Bank of the Bolivian Nation, Bolivia, 1911 (Pick 103)
1911
This 1 Boliviano note was issued in Bolivia by the Bank of the Bolivian Nation, dated 1911. It belongs to the First boliviano (1864-1963) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Republic (1825-2009). It measures 140 × 70 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper…
Partial type record
Nomisma S.p.a via Invaluable
banknotes
1 Boliviano, Bank of the Bolivian Nation, Bolivia, 1911 (Pick 104)
1911
This 1 Boliviano note was issued in Bolivia by the Bank of the Bolivian Nation, dated 1911. It belongs to the First boliviano (1864-1963) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Republic (1825-2009). It measures 140 × 70 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper…
Partial type record
Bank Note Museum via Numista
banknotes
20 Bolivianos, Bank of the Bolivian Nation, Bolivia, 1911 (Pick 108)
1911
This 20 Bolivianos note was issued in Bolivia by the Bank of the Bolivian Nation, dated 1911. It belongs to the First boliviano (1864-1963) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Republic (1825-2009). It measures 184 × 89 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Pap…
Partial type record
kmc via Numista
banknotes
5 Bolivianos, Central Bank of Bolivia, Bolivia, 1928 (Pick 120)
1928
This 5 Bolivianos note was issued in Bolivia by the Central Bank of Bolivia, dated 1928. It belongs to the First boliviano (1864-1963) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Republic (1825-2009). It measures 145 × 75 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Mo…
Partial type record
ner.d via Numista
banknotes
5 Bolivianos, Central Bank of Bolivia, Bolivia, 1928 (Pick 129)
1928
This 5 Bolivianos note was issued in Bolivia by the Central Bank of Bolivia, dated 1928. It belongs to the First boliviano (1864-1963) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Republic (1825-2009). It measures 118 × 62 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Mo…
Partial type record
Obverse CGB via Numista
banknotes
20 Bolivianos, Central Bank of Bolivia, Bolivia, 1929 (Pick 115)
1929
This 20 Bolivianos note was issued in Bolivia by the Central Bank of Bolivia, dated 1929. It belongs to the First boliviano (1864-1963) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Republic (1825-2009). It measures 185 × 78 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper M…
Partial type record
Entries by catalogue category
- Banknotes6
- Modern World Coins2
- Postage Stamps2
Counts of published entries only. They describe this catalogue's holdings, not everything the issuer or maker produced.
Dated entries by century
- 19th century3
- 20th century6
Only the 9 entries carrying their own date to within about 150 years are counted, by the earliest year given. These are catalogue holdings, not production totals.
Materials recorded in the physical descriptions
- Paper6
- Silver1
An entry made of several materials is counted once under each. Materials are counted only where the description states them.
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