Coins in Bolívares : National Leprosarium : Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

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Information about National Leprosarium and the Monetary Unit Bolívar

Monetary Unit Name

Bolívar of Silver (1879-1918)
Bolívar of Gold (1918-1974)
Bolívar (1974-2007)

Monetary System

100 Céntimos = 1 Bolívar

Time Period

From 1879 through December 31st 2007, which has been replaced by "Bolívar Fuerte".

Monetary equivalence

5 Céntimos = 1 Centavo (Venezolano)
1 Bolívar = 20 Centavo (Venezolano)
5 Bolívares = 1 Venezolano
1000 Bolívares = 1 Bolívar Fuerte

Curiosity

This coins was used in the National Leprosarium begining the XX century.

Denominations

5 Céntimos (Bolívar)

Photo from piece ml5cts-aa01	Coins of 5 Céntimos (Bolívar) Design A, Type A (Maracaibo) 1916

1/20 Bolívar

Photo from piece ml0.05bs-ba01	Coins of 1/20 Bolívar Design A, Type A (Cabo Blanco.) 1936 Design B, Type A (Isla de Providencia.) 1939

1/8 Bolívar

Photo from piece ml0.125bs-aa02	Coins of 1/8 Bolívar Design A, Type A (Maracaibo) 1913, 1916 Design A, Type B 1913 Design B, Type A (Cabo Blanco.) 1936 Design C, Type A (Isla de Providencia.) 1939 Design C, Type B 1939

1/2 Bolívar

Photo from piece ml0.5bs-ca01	Coins of 1/2 Bolívar Design A, Type A (Maracaibo) 1913, 1916 Design B, Type A (Cabo Blanco) 1936 Design C, Type A (Isla de Providencia.) 1939

1 Bolívar

Photo from piece ml1bs-aa02	Coins of 1 Bolívar Design A, Type A (Maracaibo) 1913, 1916 Design B, Type A (Cabo Blanco.) 1936 Design C, Type A (Isla de Providencia.) 1939

2 Bolívares

Photo from piece ml2bs-aa02	Coins of 2 Bolívares Design A, Type A (Maracaibo) 1913, 1916 Design B, Type A (Cabo Blanco.) 1936 Design C, Type A (Isla de Providencia.) 1939

5 Bolívares

Photo from piece ml5bs-ba01	Coins of 5 Bolívares Design A, Type A (Maracaibo) 1913, 1916 Design B, Type A (Cabo Blanco.) 1936 Design C, Type A (Isla de Providencia.) 1939

10 Bolívares

Photo from piece ml10bs-aa02	Coins of 10 Bolívares Design A, Type A (Maracaibo) 1913, 1916 Design B, Type A (Cabo Blanco.) 1936 Design C, Type A (Isla de Providencia.) 1939

20 Bolívares

Photo from piece ml20bs-aa02	Coins of 20 Bolívares Design A, Type A (Maracaibo) 1913, 1916 Design B, Type A (Cabo Blanco.) 1936

Recommended bibliography

Coins of Venezuela by Tomás Stohr
Catalog of Coins, Patterns, Tokens and Counterstamps by Tomás Stohr
The names of the coins in Venezuela by Marco Antonio Martínez for further information about the common names for coins.
Venezuelan Commemorative, Numismatic coins and metallic medals by Asdrúbal Grillet Correa for further information about conmemorative coins.

Sections

Information about National Leprosarium and the Monetary Unit Bolívar
Denominations
Recommended bibliography

Monetary Unit

Bolívar

Issuers