View source for Venezuela 1926 1 bolivar

[[Image:VEN_1926_1bolivar-obv (2).JPG|300px|thumb|from the Acanthite collection]]
[[Image:VEN_1926_1bolivar-rev (2).JPG|300px|thumb|from the Acanthite collection]]
[[Venezuela]] fully adopted a decimal coinage system in 1871, with 100 centavos = one venezuelano. By 1879, denominations were renamed centimos and bolivares, such that 100 centimos = one 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 1926 one bolivar, minted in Philadelphia. On the obverse is a portrait of Simon Bolivar, as designed by Albert Barre. The denomination is shown on the reverse as GRAM.5. 

''Recorded mintage'': 1,000,000.

''Specifications'': 5.0 g, 0.835 fine silver, 0.1342 oz ASW. 

''Catalog reference'': Y 22. 

''[[Bibliography|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.

''Link to:''
* [[Venezuela 1924 bolivar|1924 bolivar]]
* [[Venezuela 1926 2 bolivares|1926 2 bolivares]]
* [[Venezuela 1926 5 bolivares|1926 5 bolivares]]
* [[Venezuela 1929 1 bolivar|1929 bolivar]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1926]]
* return to [[Venezuela]]

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