Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
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  3. Venezuela
  4. Bolívar
  5. 50 Céntimos (Bolívar)
  6. Design B
  7. Type B
  8. 1989
  9. mv50cts-bb02v3
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Varieties of 1989
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 A, Type B Design B, Type A Design B, Type B
Varieties of 1989

1988

mv50cts-bb01

1989

mv50cts-bb02 mv50cts-bb02v2 mv50cts-bb02v3 mv50cts-bb02v4 mv50cts-bb02v5

1990

mv50cts-bb03
Obverse
Piece mv50cts-bb02v3 (Obverse)
Photograph credits: Rodolfo Fuentes ✝
Reverse
Piece mv50cts-bb02v3 (Reverse)
Photograph credits: Rodolfo Fuentes ✝
Obverse (partial)
Piece mv50cts-bb02v3 (Obverse, partial)
Photograph credits: Rodolfo Fuentes ✝
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Characteristics from Design B, Type B
  • Identification Code: mv50cts-bb
  • 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 "50 CENTIMOS" and the year.
  • Variations: The design is the same to Design B, Type A, with a new metallic composition.
  • Composition: Nickel clad steel (90% steel, 10% nickel)
  • Weight: 3.5 Grams
  • Module: 20 mm
Characteristics
  • Identification Code: mv50cts-bb02v3
  • Date: 1989
  • Mintage: (Inc. above) (estimated).
  • Minter: Vereignite Deutsche Metallwerke (Werdohl)
  • Note: Obverse: Proof-like surface. Ear with auditory canal.
    Reverse: Proof-like surface
Identification in other catalogs
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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