Coins from Venezuela : 5 Bolívares : 1911 : Design A, Type B

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Photographic reference

Obverse

Photo from piece mv5bs-ab08. Photograph credits: José José Villamizar

Reverse

Photo from piece mv5bs-ab08. Photograph credits: José José Villamizar

Characteristics

Date: 1911
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.

Issues

SCWC	Piece Code	Date	Mintage	Note
Y24.2	mv5bs-ab08	1911	1,103,773	Normal date.	Detail
Y24.2	mv5bs-ab08v2	1911	(Inc. above)	Wide date.	Detail
Y24.2	mv5bs-ab08v3	1911	(Inc. above)	Narrow date.	Detail

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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