Coins from Venezuela : 5 Centavos (Medio) : Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

Common name

This coin was commonly known as "Medio", because the value is half of a "Real", a denomination that was widely used in the colony and beginning of the country.

Equivalence in other monetary units

This denomination is equivalent in value to "5 Centavos" (from the predecessor monetary unit "Peso Fuerte"), "1/2 Real", "1/4 Bolívar" and "25 Centimos" (from the sucessor monetary unit "Bolívar")

Predecessor pieces

The predecessor coins that had the same value were 1/2 Real (from the monetary unit Peso Fuerte)

Sucessor pieces

The successor coins that had the same value were 1/4 Bolívar and 25 Céntimos (from the monetary unit Bolívar)