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The boliviano (ISO 4217 code: BOB) is the currency of Bolivia. It is divided into 100 centavos. It is also the name of an earlier currency of Bolivia. ISO 4217 is the international standard describing three letter codes (also known as the currency code) to define the names of currencies established by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). ...

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First Boliviano

The first boliviano was introduced in 1864. It was equivalent to eight soles or half a scudo in the former currency. Initially it was subdivided into 100 centecimos but this was altered to centavos in 1870. The name bolivar was used for an amount of ten bolivianos. In 1963, the boliviano was replaced by the peso boliviano (ISO 4217: BOP) at a rate of one thousand to one. The sol was the currency of Bolivia between 1827 and 1864. ... The Scudo has been used as a unit of currency in several different states. ... The peso was the currency of Bolivia until 1987. ...


Second Boliviano

Following long years of rampant inflation, the peso boliviano was replaced in 1987 by a new boliviano at a rate of one million to one.


In circulation

The coins currently in circulation are worth 10, 20, and 50 cents, and 1, 2, and 5 bolivianos.


The banknotes currently in circulation are worth 10, 20, 50, 100, and 200 bolivianos.


In May 2005 the exchange rate stood at around 10.40 bolivianos to the euro or 8.10 to the United States dollar. 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in May May 26: Eddie Albert May 25: Ismail Merchant May 25: Sunil Dutt May 25: Graham Kennedy May 22: Thurl Ravenscroft May 21: Howard Morris May 21: Subodh Mukherjee May 21: Stephen Elliott May 20... The euro (plural euro, symbol: €; banking code: EUR) is the official currency of the European Union and single currency for over 300 million Europeans in the following twelve European Union member states: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain; collectively also known as... This article is about general United States currency. ...


Current BOB exchange rates

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Bolivian boliviano - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (209 words)
In 1963, the boliviano was replaced by the peso boliviano (ISO 4217: BOP) at a rate of one thousand to one.
Following long years of rampant inflation, the peso boliviano was replaced in 1987 by a new boliviano at a rate of one million to one.
In May 2005 the exchange rate stood at around 10.40 bolivianos to the euro or 8.10 to the United States dollar.
Bolivian peso - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (91 words)
Officially called the peso boliviano, it replaced the old boliviano at a rate of one thousand to one.
The peso boliviano suffered hyperinflation in the mid-1980s, resulting in its replacement by a new boliviano in 1987 at a rate of a million to one.
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