Piece mv5000bs-ca01p : Coin of 5000 Bolívares : Date 1990 : Venezuela

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Obverse

Photograph credits: Subastas Globus

Reverse

Photograph credits: Subastas Globus

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Characteristics from Design C, Type A

Identification Code: mv5000bs-ca
General: Circular shape with continous grained edge.
Obverse: Circular rim with dentacles beading. In the center, over the field, bust of José Antonio Páez. Surrounding the field, the legend "JOSE ANTONIO PAEZ" on the top. In the exergue "1790-1990".
Reverse: Circular rim with dentacles beading. In the center, over the field, Coat of Arms with the motto "19 DE ABRIL DE 1810", "20 DE FEBRERO DE 1859", "INDEPENDENCIA", "FEDERACION" and "REPUBLICA DE VENEZUELA" «Republic of Venezuela». Surrounding the field, the legend "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela», the metallic millesimal fineness "LEI 900", the weight "15,55 GRS", the face value "5000 BOLIVARES" and the year.
Conmemotative motive: Bicentenary of the birth of General José Antonio Páez.
Circulation: Conmemorative coin with no legal tender.
Related pieces: This coin forms with 500 Bolívares a conmemorative serie coins.
Composition: Ley 900 (90% gold, 10% silver)
Weight: 15.55 Grams
Module: 27 mm
Thickness: 2.02 mm

Characteristics

Identification Code: mv5000bs-ca01p
Date: 1990
Mintage: 10,000.
Minter: Mexican Mint

Identification in other catalogs

Standard catalog of world coins (SCWC): Y65

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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Photographic reference
Characteristics from Design C, Type A
Characteristics
Identification in other catalogs
Recommended bibliography

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