Thanks to the collaboration of the Venezuelan Luis Parra, who lives in California and one of the largest Bolivian coin collectors, we have obtained this image of a test not approved and unpublished, of the Currency from 8 in 1827 soles of the Bolivar Republic (now Bolivia), which was the world's first coin bearing the portrait of Simón Bolívar.
It was auctioned in Europe at an unknown price, leaving only the pleasure of seeing at least in image.
This test was performed during the first months of President Antonio Jose de Sucre Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho and his singing has the legend "1824 AYACUCHO SUCRE" common in the final version approved. It is very probable that the President's decision to Sucre which would be the image of Bolívar best for Bolivian currency.
Bolívar's image was finally used is shown at right, in military uniform and a crown of laurels to the very style and attitude Caesarian more manly. The important thing about these two pieces is the detail that the writer of the picture is perfectly able to learn the Liberator in person and probably did more like portraits of his figure and the person or persons who approved were contemporaries of the Liberator.
Image from the Collection Palis
