Venezuela 1912 20 bolivares

Sincona sale 26, lot 4339

This specimen was lot 4339 in Sincona sale 26 (Zürich, October 2015), where it sold for 305 CHF (about US$377 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"20 Bolivares 1912. Paris. Vorzüglich (Venezuela, twenty bolivares of 1912, Paris mint, extremely fine.)"

This denomination was struck in gold 1904-12 to the standard of a French twenty francs d'or. Varieties exist.

Recorded mintage: 150,000.

Specification: 6.45 g, 0.900 fine gold, 0.185 troy oz ASW, this specimen 6.45 g.

Catalog reference: KM 32. Fr-5c.

Source:

• ^[1]Richter, Jürg, Ruedi Kunzmann and Arne Kirsch, Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 26, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2015.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.

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