Piece mv5v-aa01 : Coin of 5 Venezolanos : Date 1875 : Venezuela

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Photographic reference

Obverse

Photograph credits: Heritage Auction Galleries

Reverse

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Characteristics from Design A, Type A

Identification Code: mv5v-aa
General: Circular shape with continous grained edge.
Obverse: Circular rim with dentacles beading. In the center, over the field, bust of Simon Bolivar facing right (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 the motto "INDEPENDENcia", "LIBERTAD", "5 DE JULIO 1811", "28 DE MARZO 1864" and "DIOS Y FEDon". Surrounding the field, the legend "ESTADOS UNIDOS DE VENEZUELA" «United States of Venezuela», the weight "GR. 8,0645", the year and the metallic millesimal fineness "LEI 900".
Curiosity: The marks that appears in the exergue of the obverse: an "A", anchor, "BARRE" and a bee are signs of the engraver, director and the Paris Mint.
Composition: Ley 900 (90% Gold)
Weight: 8.0645 Grams
Module: 22 mm

Characteristics

Identification Code: mv5v-aa01
Date: 1875
Mintage: 69,000.
Minter: Paris Mint

Identification in other catalogs

Standard catalog of world coins (SCWC): Y17

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)

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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Photographic reference
Characteristics from Design A, Type A
Characteristics
Identification in other catalogs
Recommended bibliography

Pieces

1875
mv5v-aa01

Classifications

Design A, Type A

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Monetary Unit

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