Piece mv100bs-ea01p : Coin of 100 Bolívares : Date 1986 : Venezuela

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Obverse

Photograph credits: Heritage Auction Galleries

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Characteristics from Design E, Type A

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

Characteristics

Identification Code: mv100bs-ea01p
Date: 1986
Mintage: 500.
Minter: Royal Mint London, England

Identification in other catalogs

Standard catalog of world coins (SCWC): Y60

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)

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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