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General: Circular shape with continous grained edge.
Obverse: Circular rim with dentacles beading. In the center, over the field, bust of the General José Antonio Páez with the word "BARRE" (from the engraver Désiré-Albert Barre) in the base. Surrounding the field, the legend "JOSÉ ANTONIO PAEZ" on the top. In the exergue "1790-1990".
Reverse: Circular rim with dentacles beading. In the center, over the field, Coat of Arms with the motto "19 DE ABRIL DE 1810", "20 DE FEBRERO DE 1859", "INDEPENDENCIA", "FEDERACION" and "REPUBLICA DE VENEZUELA" «Republic of Venezuela». Surrounding the field, the legend "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela», the metallic millesimal fineness "LEI 900", the weight "31,10 GRS", the face value "500 BOLIVARES" and the year.
Conmemotative motive: Bicentenary of the birth of the General José Antonio Páez.
Related pieces: This coin forms with 5000 Bolívares a conmemorative serie coins.
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)