Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
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  8. 1886
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Varieties of 1886
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
5 Céntimos (Bolívar) 10 Céntimos (Bolívar) 12 1/2 Céntimos (Bolívar) 25 Céntimos (Bolívar) 50 Céntimos (Bolívar) 1/5 Bolívar 1/4 Bolívar 1/2 Bolívar 1 Bolívar 2 Bolívares
5 Bolívares 10 Bolívares 20 Bolívares 25 Bolívares 50 Bolívares 75 Bolívares 100 Bolívares 500 Bolívares 1000 Bolívares 1100 Bolívares
1300 Bolívares 3000 Bolívares 5000 Bolívares 6000 Bolívares 10,000 Bolívares 20,000 Bolívares 25,000 Bolívares
Design A, Type A Design B, Type A Design B, Type B Design C, Type A Design C, Type B Design C, Type C
Varieties of 1880 Varieties of 1886 Varieties of 1910 Varieties of 1911 Varieties of 1912

1879

mv20bs-aa01

1880

mv20bs-aa02 mv20bs-aa02v2 mv20bs-aa02v3

1886

mv20bs-aa03 mv20bs-aa03v2 mv20bs-aa03v3

1887

mv20bs-aa04

1888

mv20bs-aa06

1888/6

mv20bs-aa05

1904

mv20bs-aa07

1905

mv20bs-aa08

1910

mv20bs-aa09 mv20bs-aa09v2

1911

mv20bs-aa10 mv20bs-aa10v2

1912

mv20bs-aa11 mv20bs-aa11v2 mv20bs-aa11v3
Obverse
Piece mv20bs-aa03v2 (Obverse)
Photograph credits: Stacks
Reverse
Piece mv20bs-aa03v2 (Reverse)
Photograph credits: Stacks
Reverse (partial)
Piece mv20bs-aa03v2 (Reverse, partial)
Photograph credits: Stacks
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Characteristics from Design A, Type A
  • Identification Code: mv20bs-aa
  • General: Circular shape with continous grained edge.
  • Obverse: Circular rim with dentacles beading. In the center, over the field, bust of Simon Bolivar facing right (from the viewer's perspective) with "BARRE" below (from the original engraver), surrounded by the legends "Bolívar" at left and "LIBERTADOR" at right.
  • Reverse: Circular rim with dentacles beading. In the center, over the field, Coat of Arms with a wild horse running toward the right looking at left (from the viewer's perspective), and with the motto "INDEPENDENcia", "LIBERTAD", "5 DE JULIO 1811", "28 DE MARZO 1864" and "DIOS Y FEDon". Surrounding the field, the country name "ESTADOS UNIDOS DE VENEZUELA" «United States of Venezuela», the weight "GR. 6,45161" and the year.
  • Common name: This coin was commonly known as "Bolívar de Oro"
  • Note: There ir discrepancy about the ammount of coins minted in 1886 and 1887.
  • Composition: Ley 900 (90% Gold)
  • Weight: 6.4516 Grams
  • Module: 21 mm
Characteristics
  • Identification Code: mv20bs-aa03v2
  • Date: 1886
  • Mintage: (Inc. above) (estimated).
  • Minter: Caracas Mint
  • Note: In the date Low "6".
Identification in other catalogs
  • Standard catalog of world coins (SCWC): Y32
NOTE: The piece identification from the Standard Catalog of World Coin (SCWC) used in this website is updated to: 1801-1900 (7th edition - 2013), 1901-2000 (40th edition - 2013) and 2001-2019 (13th edition - 2019)
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