Piece mv50cts-bb03 : Coin of 50 Céntimos (Bolívar) (Real) : Date 1990 : Venezuela

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Obverse

Photograph credits: Jorje Díaz

Reverse

Photograph credits: Jorje Díaz

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Characteristics from Design B, Type B

Identification Code: mv50cts-bb
General: Circular shape with continous grained edge.
Obverse: Circular rim with dentacles 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, body of the Coat of Arms, with the inscription "REPUBLICA DE VENEZUELA" «Republic of Venezuela». In the exergue, the face value "50 CENTIMOS" and the year.
Variations: The design is the same to Design B, Type A, with a new metallic composition.
Composition: Nickel clad steel (90% steel, 10% nickel)
Weight: 3.5 Grams
Module: 20 mm

Characteristics

Identification Code: mv50cts-bb03
Date: 1990
Mintage: 300,000,000.
Minter: Royal Mint London, England
Note: There are varieties (according to Krause).

Identification in other catalogs

Standard catalog of world coins (SCWC): Y41a

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 B, Type B
Characteristics
Identification in other catalogs
Recommended bibliography

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