Bolivia 1908 5 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This copper-nickel five centavos was struck at the Paris mint 1902, 1907-09 for Bolivia. It superseded the silver five centavos issued 1872-99. There is a very similar copper-nickel ten centavos (KM 174.3).

Recorded mintage: 3,000,000.

Specification: copper-nickel.

Catalog reference: KM 173.3.

Source:

• Almanzar, Alcedo, and Dale Seppa, Coins of Bolivia, 1820-1970, San Antonio, TX: 1970.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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• 1890 5 centavos
• 1900 5 centavos
• 1907 10 centavos
• 1909-H 20 centavos
• 1909-H 50 centavos
• 1919 10 centavos
• 1919 5 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1908
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