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Bolivia's 20 Bolivianos Note

Nominated by Roland Rollins, IBNS Member 9555

BOL-20-Front
BOL-20-Back
 
NoteB418 (PNL): 20 bolivianos (US$2.90)
Predominant Colour(s)Orange
FrontSpanish text; Fuerte Samaypata; Genoveva Ríos, Tomás Katari, and Pedro Ignacio Muiba
BackSpanish text; black cayman as SPARK; landscape of Laguna Bay; Caimán negro (black cayman); Toborochi tree
WatermarkGenoveva Ríos and electrotype 20
Additional SecurityWindowed security thread with demetalized 20 and Genoveva Ríos
PrinterOBERTHUR fiduciaire
Size140 x 70 mm
Introduced03/07/2018
Information provided courtesy of The Banknote Book