Piece mv500bs-fa01p : Coin of 500 Bolívares : Date 1997 : Venezuela

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Obverse

Photograph credits: Numismática Globus

Reverse

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Characteristics from Design F, Type A

Identification Code: mv500bs-fa
General: Circular shape with continous grained edge.
Obverse: Circular rim without beading. In the center, over the field, busts of Manuel Gual and José María España, with "1797*1997" below. Surrounding the field, the legend "BICENTENARIO DE LA CONSPIRACIÓN" and "MANUEL GUAL * JOSE MARIA ESPAÑA".
Reverse: Circular rim without 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 "31,10 GRS", the face value "500 BOLIVARES" and the year.
Conmemotative motive: Bicentenary of the Conspiracy of Manuel Gual and José María España.
Composition: Ley 900 (90% Silver, 10% copper)
Weight: 31.1 Grams
Module: 40 mm
Thickness: 2.81 mm

Characteristics

Identification Code: mv500bs-fa01p
Date: 1997
Mintage: 10,000.
Minter: Paris Mint

Identification in other catalogs

Standard catalog of world coins (SCWC): Y74

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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Characteristics from Design F, Type A
Characteristics
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Recommended bibliography

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