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Also known as Bolivian boliviano, BOB, second boliviano

currency of Bolivia

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Within Vinony's link graph, boliviano is referenced by 264 other articles, and connects out to United States dollar, currency sign and culture of Bolivia.

Vinony files it under 1864 introductions, 1987 establishments in Bolivia and Circulating currencies.

Its subject is documented across 49 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Code
BOB (numeric: 068 )
Symbol
Bs ‎
1 100
centavo
Centavo
c.
Banknotes
Bs10, 20, 50, 100, 200
Coins
c.10, 20, 50; Bs1, 2, 5
Date of introduction
1 January 1987
Replaced
Bolivian peso
User s
Bolivia
Central bank
Banco Central de Bolivia
Website
www .bcb .gob .bo
Inflation
13.9%
Source
The World Factbook , April 2025.

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Wikidata facts

Image
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Commons category
Money of Bolivia
start time
1986-11-28
unit symbol
Bs
price
0.128041
conversion to standard unit
0.3206155819172812
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Encyclopedic overview

The boliviano ([boliˈβjano]; sign: Bs ISO 4217 code: BOB) is the currency of Bolivia. It is divided into 100 cents or centavos in Spanish. Boliviano was also the name of the currency of Bolivia between 1864 and 1963. From April 2018, the manager of the Central Bank of Bolivia, Pablo Ramos, announced the introduction of the new family of banknotes of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, started with the 10 Bs note, and then gradually arrived to introduce the 200 Bs note, presented in April 2019. The new family of banknotes of the Plurinational State received several awards such as "the best banknotes in Latin America", was highlighted by its security measures, its aesthetics and its inclusion of prominent figures in Bolivian history, being among those who awarded the "Latin American High Security Printing Press Conference".

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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “boliviano” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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