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)