Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
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Obverse
Piece mv20bs-cb01 (Obverse)
Reverse
Piece mv20bs-cb01 (Reverse)
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Characteristics from Design C, Type B
  • Identification Code: mv20bs-cb
  • General: Circular shape with plain edge.
  • Obverse: Heptagonal rim with no 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, over the field body of the Coat of Arms with a horse stand up toward the right looking at left (from the viewer's perspective) and the face value "20 BOLIVARES". Surrounding the field, the country name "REPÚBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA" «Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela». In the exergue the year.
  • Design variations: The design is the same to Design C, Type A with a new metallic composition.
  • Composition: Zinc - Aluminium alloy
  • Weight: 3.265 Grams
  • Module: 20 mm
  • Thickness: 2.1 mm
Characteristics
  • Identification Code: mv20bs-cb01
  • Date: 2001
  • Mintage: 20,000,000.
  • Minter: Venezuelan Mint
Identification in other catalogs
  • Standard catalog of world coins (SCWC): Y81a.1
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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