CIEX No. 55/2020: New Version of the Bolivian Banknote Selection Manual

Calle Ayacucho esquina Mercado - Telephone: (591-2) 2409090 - Fax: (591-2) 2661590 www.bcb.gob.bo - bancocentraldebolivia@bcb.gob.bo - La Paz – Bolivia EXTERNAL CIRCULAR La Paz, November 17, 2020 CIEX No. 55/2020 FROM: GENERAL MANAGEMENT TREASURY DEPARTMENT TO: FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION ENTITIES SUBJECT: NEW VERSION OF THE BOLIVIAN BANKNOTE SELECTION MANUAL

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB), in accordance with Article No. 328, paragraph 4 of the Political Constitution of the State, Article 3 of Law No. 901 of 28-11-1986, and Article 10 of Law No. 1670 of 31-10-1995, is the sole Institution that exclusively and non-delegably exercises the function of issuing the monetary unit of Bolivia, which is "The Boliviano," in the form of banknotes and metallic coins.

Likewise, according to Article 13 of Law No. 1670: "The BCB, banks, and all financial intermediation institutions are obligated to exchange deteriorated or mutilated banknotes, provided that they clearly retain their two signatures and a serial number."

In this sense, with the competence granted to the Issuing Authority by the Political Constitution of the State and the corresponding laws, it communicates to all Financial Intermediation Entities (FIE) that starting from December 1, 2020, a new version of the "Bolivian Banknote Selection Manual" will enter into force, which includes samples of the First Family of Banknotes of the Plurinational State.

Consequently, all banknote packages formed by the FIEs starting from December 1, 2020, must be classified as fit or unfit following the criteria established in the new version of the aforementioned Manual.

Sincerely,

DIGITALLY SIGNED DOCUMENT
Claudia Fabiola Soruco Carballo
TREASURY MANAGER a.i.
Abel Fernando Sanjinés Álvarez
GENERAL MANAGER a.i.
Validate digital signatures at: validar.firmadigital.bo AFSA/CFSC/mcfe/jogf