Piece mv50bs-db01 : Coin of 50 Bolívares : Date 1999 : Venezuela

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Photographic reference

Obverse

Photograph credits: Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

Reverse

Photograph credits: Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

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Characteristics from Design D, Type B

Identification Code: mv50bs-db
General: Circular shape with continous grained edge.
Obverse: Heptagonal rim with no 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", "20 DE FEBRERO 1859", "INDEPENDENCIA", "FEDERACION" and "REPUBLICA DE VENEZUELA" «Republic of Venezuela». Surrounding the field, the legend "REPUBLICA DE VENEZUELA" «Republic of Venezuela». In the exergue the year and the face value "50" "BOLÍVARES".
Similarities of the reverse design: The design is similar toDesign D, Type A varying in the obverse, the position of the word "BARRE" and the addition of the mintmark of the Venezuela Mint.
Composition: 6% Nickel clad steel
Weight: 6.6 Grams
Module: 23 mm
Thickness: 2.4 mm

Characteristics

Identification Code: mv50bs-db01
Date: 1999
Mintage: 50,000,000.
Minter: Venezuelan Mint

Identification in other catalogs

Standard catalog of world coins (SCWC): Y77.1

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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Photographic reference
Characteristics from Design D, Type B
Characteristics
Identification in other catalogs
Recommended bibliography

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