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Boliviano

Boliviano: a currency still in use.

Dates in use
Still in use; introduction date not established here
Currency code
BOB
Ancestry branch
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The story

Law 901 establishes the boliviano from 1 January 1987 at one million pesos bolivianos per boliviano. Article 9 converts legal references; article 10 schedules exchange through 31 December 1987 and demonetisation from 1 January 1988. [1]

Turning points

Redenominated as

Peso boliviano converted into Boliviano at 1000000 old units per new unit. Country-specific currency-history entry. Cash introduction and accounting implementation can differ; earlier unit inputs remain open. [2]

Sources and evidence

  1. Republic of Bolivia; Central Bank host · Ley No.901, 28 November 1986 C491 ↗
  2. Deutsche Bundesbank · Metadata on the Exchange Rate Statistics, 24 September 2025 C1020 ↗

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“Boliviano.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Reader edition 2026-10-13; research dataset v44. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/FTM000065.html

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