KOGUJA Banknotes Catalog

20 bolivianos 1928 — Bolivia ( Pick: 131 )

Region: South America
Front side
20 bolivianos Bolivia 1928 — Front side
Back side
20 bolivianos Bolivia 1928 — Back side

Banknote description

The banknote is a 20 bolivianos issued in Bolivia in 1928. It is cataloged under Pick number 131. The note features a front design with intricate details and text including "L.1928.%URZQRQJUHHQOLODFDQGRUDQJHXQGHUSULQW" and "9LHZRI3RWRVtDWOHIWFHQWHUSRUWUDLW6%ROtYDUDWULJKW." It is printed on paper in brown with a green underprint and measures 130 x 70 mm.

The printing office for this note is Waterlow & Sons. The signatures include Fernando Arce, Manuel Prudencio, Humberto Cuenca de la Riva, Luiz Ascarrunz, Franklin Antezana Paz, Mariano Baptista, Augusto Cuadros Sánchez, Gustavo Sánchez Cronenbold, and Dámaso Carrasco Rufo.

The amount produced is unknown. The 20 bolivianos was issued during a time when Bolivia was working on consolidating its financial independence post-revolution.

Specifications

Signed by
Fernando Arce, Manuel Prudencio, Humberto Cuenca de la Riva, Luiz Ascarrunz, Franklin Antezana Paz, Mariano Baptista, Augusto Cuadros Sánchez, Gustavo Sánchez Cronenbold, Luiz Ascarrunz, Dámaso Carrasco Rufo
Date of issue
1928
Printing office
Waterlow & Sons
Paper
paper
Colour
brown on green underprint
Dimensions
130 x 70 mm
Amount produced
unknown
Pick catalog
131

About this banknote

The issuing authority for the 20 bolivianos note was the Banco de la Nación Boliviana. This series was issued in 1928. The series was introduced during a period of economic adjustments in Bolivia, and the notes were printed by Waterlow & Sons, a significant printing company of the time.

The front side of the note features a view of Potosí at the left center and a portrait of Simón Bolívar at the right. The design includes brown on a green, lilac, and orange underprint. The note measures 130 x 70 mm. It was signed by several officials, including Fernando Arce and Luiz Ascarrunz.

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