Coins from Venezuela : 50 Centavos (Bamba) : Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

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Information about coins of 50 Centavos

Common name

This coin was commonly known as "Bamba".

Equivalence in other monetary units

This denomination is equivalent in value to "5 Reales", "50 Centavos" (from the predecessor monetary unit "Peso Fuerte") and "2.5 Bolívares".

Predecessor pieces

The predecessor coin that had the same value was 5 Reales (from the predecessor monetary unit Peso Fuerte)

Sucessor pieces

There are no pieces in a sucessor monetary unit.

Coins of 50 Centavos (Bamba)

Design A

Obverse Photo from piece mv50cv-aa01 Reverse Photo from piece mv50cv-aa02	Coins classified inside of Design A: Design A, Type A 1873, 1874, 1876

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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Coins of 50 Centavos (Bamba)
Recommended bibliography

Related pieces

Predecessor
5 Reales (Peso Fuerte)

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