Piece mv1cr-ab02 : Coin of 1 Centavo (Peso) : Date 1862 : Venezuela

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Obverse

Photograph credits: Heritage Auction Galleries

Reverse

Photograph credits: Heritage Auction Galleries

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Characteristics from Design A, Type B

Identification Code: mv1cr-ab
General: Circular shape with continous oblique grained edge.
Obverse: Circular rim with dot beading. In the center, over the field, bust of Liberty facing right with loose hair and a Phrygian cap on his head. Along the base of the cap the legend "LIBERTAD". Surrounding the field, the legend "REPUBLICA DE VENEZUELA" «Republic of Venezuela».
Reverse: Circular rim with dot beading. In the center, over the field within a laurel wreath linked from the bottom, the face value "1" / "CENTAVO" and the year.
Note about amount of pieces: It's unknown the precise amount of coins minted for 1862 and 1863.
Composition: Copper
Weight: 7.5 Grams
Module: 25 mm

Characteristics

Identification Code: mv1cr-ab02
Date: 1862
Mintage: 1,500,000.
Minter: Birmingham Mint Ltd.

Identification in other catalogs

Standard catalog of world coins (SCWC): Y7

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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