Coins from Venezuela : 50 Bolívares - Design A, Type A (Armadillo) : Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

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Photographic reference

Obverse

Photo from piece mv50bs-aa01p. Photograph credits: Heritage Auction Galleries

Reverse

Photo from piece mv50bs-aa01p. Photograph credits: Heritage Auction Galleries

Characteristics

Identification Code: mv50bs-aa
General: Circular shape with continous grained edge.
Obverse: Circular rim with dentacles beading. In the center, over the field, sample of venezuelan fauna Giant Armadillo (Priodontes maximus) with the legends: the weight "35 gram.", the metallic millesimal fineness "LEY 925" and the face value "50 BOLIVARES".
Reverse: Circular rim with dentacles beading. In the center, over the field, Coat of Arms with a horse stand up toward the right looking at left (from the viewer's perspective) with the motto "19 DE ABRIL DE 1810", "INDEPENDENCIA", "20 DE FEBRERO DE 1859", "FEDERACION" and "REPUBLICA DE VENEZUELA" «Republic of Venezuela». In the exergue the year.
Conmemotative motive: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
Circulation: Conmemorative coin with legal tender.
Related pieces: This coinage, together with 25 Bolívares and 1000 Bolívares belong to a conmemorative coin series.
Composition: Ley 925
Weight: 35 Grams
Module: 42 mm
Thickness: 2.85 mm

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Issues

SCWC	Piece Code	Date	Mintage	Note
Y47	mv50bs-aa01	1975	38,806		Detail
Y47	mv50bs-aa01p	1975	8023	Proof	Detail

Legend

	Piece with photo	Entry	Piece
	Piece with recent updated photo	Entry	Unconfirmed piece
N/L	Not Listed in Standard Catalog of World Coin (SCWC)	Entry	Piece added recently
XX.XXX.XXX ?	Estimated amount, not confirmed	Entry	Deprecated piece
		Entry	Piece with updated information
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 2001-2014 (8th edition - 2014)

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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