Coin set – Bolivia

Complete first set of coins in

Plurinational State of Bolivia.

Both the country and the currency are named after the South American

freedom fighter Simon Bolivar

which, in addition to Bolivia, also brought Ecuador, Colombia,

Panama, Peru and Venezuela to independence from Spain.

In honor of the indigenous peoples of Bolivia and its multinational identity

in 2009 the official name of the country

was changed to “Plurinational State of Bolivia”.

This is the first complete series of coins with a new name.

The obverse features the exceptional national coat of arms.

The reverse shows the denominations and the motto “La unión es la fuerza” (“Unity is strength”).

– Includes bimetal coin

– Named after a South American freedom fighter

– Coins from the largest landlocked country in the southern hemisphere