Venezuela 1989 50 centimos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

another specimen-from the Acanthite collection

from the Acanthite collection

This specimen is from a three-year type struck 1988-90; earlier versions from 1965 and 1985 were pure nickel. This date was minted in Germany. The portrait is of Simon Bolivar, hero of independence, who was born in Venezuela.

Recorded mintage: 260,000,000.

Specification: 3.2 g, nickel-plated steel, 20 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM Y41a.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1958 5 centimos
• 1989 25 centimos
• 1989 bolivar
• 1989 2 bolivares
• 1989 5 bolivares
• 1990 25 centimos
• Coins and currency dated 1989
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