Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
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Information about coins of 5 Centavos
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)
Design A
Obverse
Piece mv5cv-aa02v2 (Obverse)
Photo from piece mv5cv-aa02v2
Reverse
Piece mv5cv-aa01p (Reverse)
Photo from piece mv5cv-aa01p
Coins classified inside of Design A:
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