Venezuela 1922 2 bolivares

from the Acanthite collection

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 1922 two bolivares, minted in Philadelphia. The denomination is shown on the reverse as GRAM.10. The portrait is of Simon Bolivar, as designed by Albert Barre. This particular variety has wide spacing in the date, with the first 2 high.

Recorded mintage: 1,000,000.

Specifications: 10.0g, 0.835 fine silver, 0.2695 oz ASW.

Catalog reference: Y 23.

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.

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