Bolivia issues tender for new banknote family
The Banco Central de Bolivia has issued a tender for the printing of a new series of banknotes which will be issued to the public from 2018. The new series will feature new images on the banknotes. There will also be a new denomination: the 500-bolivianos note.
The design of the new notes will be as follows:
- 10 bolivianos - Dominant color: blue. Front: Gregoria Apaza, Esteban Arze and Fuerte Samaipata. Back: Lucachi monkey, Arco Iris waterfall, Parajubaea torallyi palm.
- 20 bolivianos - Dominant color: orange. Front: Vicenta Juariste Eguino, Bruno Racua, ruins of Incallajta. Back: caves of Humajalanta, Andean fox, giant hummingbird, Cantua buxifolia plant.
- 50 bolivianos - Dominant color: violet. Front: Juana Azurduy de Padilla, Nevado Sajama mountain. Back: Andean flamingo, Isla del Pescado, quinua real plant.
- 100 bolivianos - Dominant color: red. Front: Pedro Ignacio Muiba, Alejo Calatayud, José Manuel Baca, Casa de la Libertad. Back: Ceiba speciosa tree, Bañados de Izozog, Chacoan peccary.
- 200 bolivianos - Dominant color: coffee. Front: Martin Uchu, Moto Mendez, Beni landscape. Back: Blue Paraba, black caiman, Heliconia rostrata flower, Laguna Bay in the Pando department.
- 500 bolivianos - Dominant color: green. Front: Bartolina Sisa, Tupac Katari, Antonio Jose de Sucre, Simon Bolivar, Mint of Potosi. Back: Tihuanaco, Puya Raimondii, Andean mountain cat.
Update 13 May 2016: some more characteristics of the new 500-bolivianos note:
Update 5-1-2018: The new notes will be issued from April 2018.
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