National Leprosarium Province of Barinas Province of Caracas Province of Guayana Province of Maracaibo Province of Margarita Táchira State Venezuela

Bolívar Bolívar Digital Bolívar Fuerte Bolívar Soberano Peso Fuerte Venezolano

Predecesor

Venezolanos

Information about Venezuela and the Monetary Unit Bolívar

Description

These coins is from the time period since the separation of Venezuela from the Greater Colombia in 1830.

Monetary Unit Name

Bolívar of Silver (1879-1918)
Bolívar of Gold (1918-1974)
Bolívar (1974-2007)

Monetary System

100 Céntimos = 1 Bolívar

Time Period

From 1879 through December 31st 2007, which has been replaced by "Bolívar Fuerte".

Monetary equivalence

5 Céntimos = 1 Centavo (Venezolano)
1 Bolívar = 20 Centavo (Venezolano)
5 Bolívares = 1 Venezolano
1000 Bolívares = 1 Bolívar Fuerte

5 Céntimos (Bolívar)

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Coins of 5 Céntimos (Bolívar)

Design A, Type A
1896, 1915, 1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1936, 1938
Design B, Type A (Yellow Puya)
1944
Design B, Type B
1945, 1946, 1948
Design C, Type A
1958
Design D, Type A
Copper clad steel (90% steel, 10% copper)
1974, 1976, 1977
Design D, Type B
Nickel clad steel (90% steel, 10% nickel)
1983
Design D, Type C
Copper-nickel clad steel (90% steel, 10% copper-nickel)
1986
Design E, Type A
1964, 1965, 1971

10 Céntimos (Bolívar)

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Coins of 10 Céntimos (Bolívar)

Design A, Type A
1971

12 1/2 Céntimos (Bolívar)

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Coins of 12 1/2 Céntimos (Bolívar)

Design A, Type A
1896, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1936, 1938
Design B, Type A (Yellow Locha)
1944
Design B, Type B
1945, 1946, 1948
Design C, Type A
1958
Design D, Type A
1969

25 Céntimos (Bolívar)

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Coins of 25 Céntimos (Bolívar)

Design A, Type A
Without mintmark
1954
Design A, Type B
With mintmark
1960
Design B, Type A
1965
Design C, Type A
Nickel, 1.75 Grams
1977
Design C, Type B
Nickel, 1.5 Grams
1978, 1987
Design C, Type C
Nickel clad steel (90% steel, 10% nickel)
1989, 1990

50 Céntimos (Bolívar)

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Coins of 50 Céntimos (Bolívar)

Design A, Type A
Without mintmark
1954
Design A, Type B
With mintmark
1960
Design B, Type A
Nickel
1965, 1985
Design B, Type B
Nickel clad steel (90% steel, 10% nickel)
1988, 1989, 1990

1/5 Bolívar

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Coins of 1/5 Bolívar

Design A, Type A
1879

1/4 Bolívar

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Coins of 1/4 Bolívar

Design A, Type A
1894, 1900, 1901, 1903, 1911, 1912, 1919, 1921, 1924, 1929, 1935, 1936, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948

1/2 Bolívar

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Coins of 1/2 Bolívar

Design A, Type A
1879, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1893, 1900, 1901, 1903, 1911, 1912, 1919, 1921, 1924, 1929, 1935, 1936
Design B, Type A
1944, 1945, 1946

1 Bolívar

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Coins of 1 Bolívar

Design A, Type A
1879, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1893, 1900, 1901, 1903, 1911, 1912, 1919, 1921, 1924, 1926, 1929, 1935, 1936
Design B, Type A
Without mintmark
1954
Design B, Type B
With mintmark
1960, 1965
Design C, Type A
1967
Design D, Type A
Nickel
1977, 1986
Design D, Type B
Nickel clad steel (90% steel, 10% nickel)
1989, 1990
Design E, Type A
1945

2 Bolívares

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Coins of 2 Bolívares

Design A, Type A
1879, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1894, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1919, 1922, 1924, 1926, 1929, 1930, 1935, 1936
Design B, Type A
1960, 1965
Design C, Type A
Nickel
1967, 1986, 1988
Design C, Type B
Nickel clad steel (90% steel, 10% nickel)
1989, 1990
Design D, Type A
1945

5 Bolívares

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Coins of 5 Bolívares

Design A, Type A
"28 DE MARZO 1864"
1879, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889
Design A, Type B
"13 DE ABRIL 1864"
1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1919, 1921, 1924, 1926, 1929, 1935, 1936
Design B, Type A
1973
Design C, Type A
Nickel
1977, 1987, 1988
Design C, Type B
Nickel clad steel (90% steel, 10% nickel)
1989, 1990

10 Bolívares

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Coins of 10 Bolívares

Design A, Type A
1930
Design B, Type A
1973
Design C, Type A
1998
Design D, Type A
6% Nickel clad steel
2000, 2001
Design D, Type B
Zinc - Aluminium alloy
2001
Design D, Type C
2002, 2004

20 Bolívares

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Coins of 20 Bolívares

Design A, Type A
1879, 1880, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1888/6, 1904, 1905, 1910, 1911, 1912
Design B, Type A
1998
Design B, Type B
1999
Design C, Type A
6% Nickel clad steel
2000, 2001
Design C, Type B
Zinc - Aluminium alloy
2001
Design C, Type C
2002, 2004

25 Bolívares

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Coins of 25 Bolívares

Design A, Type A
1975

50 Bolívares

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Coins of 50 Bolívares

Design A, Type A
1975
Design B, Type A
Fifty years of the foundation of Banco Central de Venezuela. Ley 900 (90% gold, 10% silver)
1990
Design C, Type A
Fifty years of the foundation of Banco Central de Venezuela. Ley 900 (90% Silver, 10% copper)
1990
Design D, Type A
1998
Design D, Type B
1999
Design E, Type A
2000, 2001, 2002, 2004