Coins from Venezuela : 100 Bolívares - Design E, Type A (Bicentenary of the Birth of Vargas) : Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

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Obverse

Photo from piece mv100bs-ea01p. Photograph credits: Heritage Auction Galleries

Reverse

Photo from piece mv100bs-ea01p. Photograph credits: Heritage Auction Galleries

Characteristics

Identification Code: mv100bs-ea
General: Circular shape with continous grained edge.
Obverse: Circular rim without beading. In the center, over the field, within a concentric circle, bust of Dr. José María Vargas by Martín Tovar y Tovar. Surrounding the field, the legend "BICENTENARIO DEL NACIMIENTO DE JOSE MARIA VARGAS" on top and "1786-1986" in the bottom.
Reverse: Circular rim without beading. In the center, over the field,within a concentric circle, front of the old Universidad de Caracas. Surrounding the field, the legend "REPUBLICA DE VENEZUELA" «Republic of Venezuela» on the top; the face value "100 BOLIVARES" the metallic millesimal fineness "LEY 900" and the weight "31,10 gms" on the bottom.
Conmemotative motive: 200 years of the birth of José María Vargas
Composition: Ley 900 (90% Silver)
Weight: 31.1 Grams
Module: 35 mm
Thickness: 3.6 mm

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Issues

SCWC	Piece Code	Date	Mintage	Note
Y60	mv100bs-ea01	1986	499,500		Detail
Y60	mv100bs-ea01p	1986	500	Proof	Detail

Legend

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XX.XXX.XXX ?	Estimated amount, not confirmed	Entry	Deprecated piece
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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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