Photo from piece mv25cts-ab01: Design A, Type B. Date 1960
Reverse
Photo from piece mv25cts-ab01: Design A, Type B. Date 1960
Characteristics
Date: 1960
General: Circular shape with continous grained edge.
Obverse: Circular rim with dentacles beading. In the center, over the field, bust of Simon Bolivar facing left (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, body of the Coat of Arms, with the inscription "REPUBLICA DE VENEZUELA" «Republic of Venezuela». In the exergue, the face value "25 CENTIMOS", the year, the weight "GR. 1.25" and the metallic millesimal fineness "LEI 835".
Similarities of the obverse design: In the obverse, there is an lark and a horn, which represent the administration and the engraver from the Paris Mint.
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