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This copper-nickel fifty centavos struck for [[Bolivia]] was rejected as too similar to the ten centavos ([[Bolivia 1937 10 centavos|KM 180]]), as a result of which most were melted. The coin is now rather scarce. A larger coin ordered in 1939 (KM 182) was more acceptable. | This copper-nickel fifty centavos struck for [[Bolivia]] was rejected as too similar to the ten centavos ([[Bolivia 1937 10 centavos|KM 180]]), as a result of which most were melted. The coin is now rather scarce. A larger coin ordered in 1939 (KM 182) was more acceptable. | ||
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| + | * Almanzar, Alcedo, and Dale Seppa, ''Coins of Bolivia, 1820-1970,'' San Antonio, TX: 1970. | ||
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | ||
Revision as of 19:01, 19 July 2023
This copper-nickel fifty centavos struck for Bolivia was rejected as too similar to the ten centavos (KM 180), as a result of which most were melted. The coin is now rather scarce. A larger coin ordered in 1939 (KM 182) was more acceptable.
Recorded mintage: 8,000,000.
Specification: copper-nickel.
Catalog reference: KM 181.
- Almanzar, Alcedo, and Dale Seppa, Coins of Bolivia, 1820-1970, San Antonio, TX: 1970.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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