Venezuela 1930 10 bolivares

from the Acanthite collection

from the Acanthite collection

from the Mountain Groan Collection

Venezuela fully adopted a decimal coinage system in 1871, with 100 centavos = 1 venezuelano. By 1879, denominations were renamed centimos and bolivares, such that 100 centimos = 1 bolivar. A crown was equivalent to five bolivares. The official title of the country from 1864 was 'Estados Unidos de Venezuela', a name it would carry until 1953, when the constitution mandated a return to the name 'Republica de Venezuela'. Shown is a 1930 gold ten bolivares, minted in Philadelphia. The denomination is shown on the reverse as GR.3,2258. It is a one-year type.

Recorded mintage: 500,000.

Specifications: 3.2258 g, 0.900 fine gold, 0.09334 oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Y 31.

Sources:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Stohr, Tomas, El Circulante en la Capitania General de Venezuela, Caracas, Banco Central de Venezuela, 1998.

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