Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
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  8. 1901
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National Leprosarium Province of Barinas Province of Caracas Province of Guayana Province of Maracaibo Province of Margarita Táchira State Venezuela
Bolívar Bolívar Digital Bolívar Fuerte Bolívar Soberano Peso Fuerte Venezolano
5 Céntimos (Bolívar) 10 Céntimos (Bolívar) 12 1/2 Céntimos (Bolívar) 25 Céntimos (Bolívar) 50 Céntimos (Bolívar) 1/5 Bolívar 1/4 Bolívar 1/2 Bolívar 1 Bolívar 2 Bolívares
5 Bolívares 10 Bolívares 20 Bolívares 25 Bolívares 50 Bolívares 75 Bolívares 100 Bolívares 500 Bolívares 1000 Bolívares 1100 Bolívares
1300 Bolívares 3000 Bolívares 5000 Bolívares 6000 Bolívares 10,000 Bolívares 20,000 Bolívares 25,000 Bolívares
Design A, Type A Design A, Type B Design B, Type A Design C, Type A Design C, Type B
Varieties of 1902 Varieties of 1910 Varieties of 1911 Varieties of 1912 Varieties of 1921 Varieties of 1924 Varieties of 1926 Varieties of 1929 Varieties of 1936

1900

mv5bs-ab01

1901

mv5bs-ab02

1902

mv5bs-ab03 mv5bs-ab03v2

1903

mv5bs-ab04

1904

mv5bs-ab05

1905

mv5bs-ab06

1910

mv5bs-ab07 mv5bs-ab07v2

1911

mv5bs-ab08 mv5bs-ab08v2 mv5bs-ab08v3

1912

mv5bs-ab09 mv5bs-ab09v2 mv5bs-ab09v3

1919

mv5bs-ab10

1921

mv5bs-ab11 mv5bs-ab11v2

1924

mv5bs-ab12 mv5bs-ab12v2 mv5bs-ab12v3

1926

mv5bs-ab13 mv5bs-ab13v2 mv5bs-ab13v3 mv5bs-ab13v4 mv5bs-ab13v5 mv5bs-ab13v6
mv5bs-ab13v7

1929

mv5bs-ab14 mv5bs-ab14v2

1935

mv5bs-ab15

1936

mv5bs-ab16 mv5bs-ab16v2 mv5bs-ab16v3
Obverse
Piece mv5bs-ab02 (Obverse)
Photograph credits: Carlos Orta
Reverse
Piece mv5bs-ab02 (Reverse)
Photograph credits: Carlos Orta
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Characteristics from Design A, Type B
  • Identification Code: mv5bs-ab
  • 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, over the field, Coat of Arms with a wild horse running toward the right looking at left (from the viewer's perspective), and with the motto "INDEPENDENcia", "LIBERTAD", "5 DE JULIO 1811", "13 DE ABRIL 1864" and "DIOS Y FEDon". Surrounding the field, the country name "ESTADOS UNIDOS DE VENEZUELA" «United States of Venezuela», the weight "GRAM. 25", the year and the metallic millesimal fineness "LEI 900".
  • Design variations in the reverse: From Design A, Type A, changes one ribbon to "13 DE ABRIL 1864" in the Coat of Arms.
  • Note about amount of pieces: There is discrepancy in the amount of mintage of 1903.
  • Composition: Ley 900 (90% Silver)
  • Weight: 25 Grams
  • Module: 37 mm
Characteristics
  • Identification Code: mv5bs-ab02
  • Date: 1901
  • Mintage: 90,000.
  • Minter: Paris Mint
Identification in other catalogs
  • Standard catalog of world coins (SCWC): Y24.2
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)
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