28 February 2026.

Yesterday afternoon a military cargo plane carrying mint banknotes crashed at El Alto airport in La Paz.

The accident caused at least 20 deaths and many more injured among the crew and many civilians, as the plane veered from the runway onto a public road.

When the plane hit the ground many of the boxes broke and banknotes scattered around. Since that happened in a densely populated area many tried to collect the strewn banknotes.

Police and the Army intervened to stop them, and the Central Bank has published the list of serial numbers,  declaring them worthless. All notes of 10, 20 and 50 bolivianos not included in this list continue to be legal tender.

These are the notes that are worthless: 

BOB10.2B

10 bolivianos Serie B

67 250 001 – 67 700 000

69 050 001 – 69 500 000

69 500 001 – 69 950 000

69 950 001 – 70 400 000

70 400 001 – 70 850 000

70 850 001 – 71 300 000

76 310 012 – 85 139 995

86 400 001 – 86 850 000

90 900 001 – 91 350 000

91 800 001 – 92 250 000

BOB20.2B

87 280 145 – 91 646 549

96 650 001 – 97 100 000

99 800 001 – 100 250 000

100 250 001 – 100 700 000

109 250 001 – 109 700 000

110 600 001 – 111 050 000

111 050 001 – 111 500 000

111 950 001 – 112 400 000

112 400 001 – 112 850 000

112 850 001 – 113 300 000

114 200 001 – 114 650 000

114 650 001 – 115 100 000

115 100 001 – 115 500 000

118 700 001 – 119 150 000

119 150 001 – 119 600 000

120 500 001 – 120 950 000

BOB 50.2B

77 100 001 – 77 550 000

78 000 001 – 78 450 000

78 900 001 – 96 350 000

96 350 001 -96 800 000

96 800 001 – 97 250 000

98 150 001 – 98 600 000

104 900 001 – 105 350 000

105 350 001 – 105 800 000

106 700 001 – 107 150 000

107 600 001 – 108 050 000

108 050 001 – 108 500 000

109 400 001 – 109 850 000

Source: Banco Central de Bolivia.

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