Venezuela 1938 12 1/2 centimos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen is from a type struck in Philadelphia for Venezuela 1925-38; subsequent issues of this denomination are dated as late as 1969.

Recorded mintage: 1,600,000.

Specification: copper-nickel.

Catalog reference: KM Y28.

Source:

• 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.

Link to:

• 1936 5 bolivares
• 1936 12½ centimos
• 1958 5 centimos
• Coins and currency dated 1938
• return to Venezuela