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<p>This page contains material from http://www.coinfactswiki.com/wiki/Venezuela_1946_5_centimos</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[Image:VEN_1946_5centimos-obv.JPG|300px|thumb|from the Acanthite collection]]<br /> [[Image:VEN_1946_5centimos-rev.JPG|300px|thumb|from the Acanthite collection]]<br /> [[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 5 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'.<br /> <br /> Shown is a 1946 five centimos, minted in Philadelphia. The obverse features the coat of arms, with the denomination enclosed by a wreath on the reverse.<br /> <br /> ''Recorded mintage'': 12,000,000.<br /> <br /> ''Specifications'': copper-nickel. <br /> <br /> ''Catalog reference'': Y 29a. <br /> <br /> ''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]'' <br /> * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.<br /> <br /> ''Link to:''<br /> * [[Venezuela 1945 5 centimos]]<br /> * [[Venezuela 1946 12 1/2 centimos]]<br /> * [[Venezuela 1946 1/4 bolivar]]<br /> * [[Venezuela 1948 5 centimos]]<br /> * [[Coins and currency dated 1946]]<br /> * return to [[Venezuela]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Selections from the Acanthite collection]]</div>

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