Piece mv10cv-aa01p : Coin of 10 Centavos (Real) : Date 1874 : Venezuela

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Obverse

Photograph credits: Heritage Auction Galleries

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Characteristics from Design A, Type A

Identification Code: mv10cv-aa
General: Circular shape with continous grained edge.
Obverse: Circular rim with dentacles 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, Coat of Arms with the motto "19 DE ABRIL 1810", "5 DE JULIO 1811" and "LIBERTAD". Surrounding the field, the legend "ESTADOS UNIDOS DE VENEZUELA" (United States of Venezuela), the weight "GR 2.500", the year and the metallic millesimal fineness "LEI 835".
Composition: Ley 835 (83.5% Silver)
Weight: 2.5 Grams
Module: 18 mm

Characteristics

Identification Code: mv10cv-aa01p
Date: 1874
Mintage: Unknown.
Minter: Paris Mint
Note: Obverse: Mintmark "A" serified.

Identification in other catalogs

Standard catalog of world coins (SCWC): Y13.1

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)

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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