Coins from Venezuela : 100 Bolívares - Design C, Type A (Birth of Andrés Bello) : Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

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Photographic reference

Obverse

Photo from piece mv100bs-ca01.

Reverse

Photo from piece mv100bs-ca01. Photograph credits: Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

Characteristics

Identification Code: mv100bs-ca
General: Circular shape with continous grained edge.
Obverse: Circular rim without beading. In the center, over the field, bust of Andrés Bello from unknown author, with the legends "ANDRES BELLO" on the top and on the bottom "1781-1981".
Reverse: Circular rim without beading. In the center, over the field, single signature of Don Andrés Bello within a concentrical circle. Surrounding the field, the legend "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela», the metallic millesimal fineness "LEY 835", the weight "27 grs." and the face value "100 BOLIVARES".
Conmemotative motive: Bicentenary of the birth of Andrés Bello.
Composition: Ley 835 (83,5% silver, 16,5% copper)
Weight: 27 Grams
Module: 37 mm
Thickness: 2.91 mm

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Issues

SCWC	Piece Code	Date	Mintage	Note
Y57	mv100bs-ca01	1981	500,000	Semi-Proof	Detail
Y57	mv100bs-ca01p	1981	200	Proof	Detail

Legend

	Piece with photo	Entry	Piece
	Piece with recent updated photo	Entry	Unconfirmed piece
N/L	Not Listed in Standard Catalog of World Coin (SCWC)	Entry	Piece added recently
XX.XXX.XXX ?	Estimated amount, not confirmed	Entry	Deprecated piece
		Entry	Piece with updated information
		Entry	Unverified piece
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 2001-2014 (8th edition - 2014)

Recommended bibliography

Venezuelan Coins by Mercedes Carlota Pardo
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.

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