Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
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  4. Bolívar
  5. 5 Céntimos (Bolívar)
  6. Design A
  7. Type A
  8. 1896
  9. mv5cts-aa01
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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 D, Type A Design D, Type B Design D, Type C Design E, Type A

1896

mv5cts-aa01

1915

mv5cts-aa02

1921

mv5cts-aa03

1925

mv5cts-aa04

1927

mv5cts-aa05

1929

mv5cts-aa06

1936

mv5cts-aa07

1938

mv5cts-aa08
Obverse
Piece mv5cts-aa01 (Obverse)
Photograph credits: Subastas Globus
Reverse
Piece mv5cts-aa01 (Reverse)
Photograph credits: Subastas Globus
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Characteristics from Design A, Type A
  • Identification Code: mv5cts-aa
  • General: Circular shape with plain edge.
  • Obverse: Circular rim with dot beading. In the center, over the field, the face value "5 CENTIMOS" within two laurel wreaths of 12 leaves and 18 berries, both linked from the bottom.
  • Reverse: Circular rim with dot beading. In the center, over the field, body of the Coat of Arms: in a chief, wheat; on the second one, two swords and two flags; on the third one, a wild horse running toward the right looking at left (from the viewer's perspective). Above, seven stars (the fourth one being the center and bigger), that represents the seven provinces that signed the Venezuelan Declaration of Independence. Surrounding the field, the country name "ESTADOS UNIDOS DE VENEZUELA" «United States of Venezuela». In the exergue, the year.
  • Composition: Copper-Nickel
  • Weight: 2.5 Grams
  • Module: 19 mm
Characteristics
  • Identification Code: mv5cts-aa01
  • Date: 1896
  • Mintage: 4,000,000 (estimated).
  • Minter: Berlín
Identification in other catalogs
  • Standard catalog of world coins (SCWC): Y27
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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