The peso was the currency of Bolivia until 1987. It was originally equivalent to the Spanish peso and was divided into 100 centavos. The first peso was replaced by the peso boliviano in 1963, at a rate of one thousand to one. The peso boliviano suffered hyperinflation in the mid 1980s, resulting in its replacement by the boliviano in 1987. The Spanish dollar or peso (literally, heavy, or pound) is a silver coin which was minted in Spain after a Spanish currency reform in 1497. ... A 1,000,000,000 (1 billion) Mark banknote, issued in Bavaria/Germany during the hyperinflation of 1923 (http://www. ... Jump to: navigation, search The boliviano (ISO 4217 code: BOB) is the currency of Bolivia. ...
Spanish pesos circulated throughout the European colonies in the Americas and the Philippines.
Bolivia traded in its Bolivianpeso for its new currency, the boliviano (at a ratio of one million to one), in 1990.
Portuguese-speaking Guinea-Bissau previously used pesos (GWP) prior to adopting the CFA franc (XOF) upon accession to the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) on 1 May 1997.
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