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[[Image:Venezuela 1958 5 centimos obv DC.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Mountain Groan Collection]] | [[Image:Venezuela 1958 5 centimos obv DC.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Mountain Groan Collection]] | ||
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| − | The name 'Republica de Venezuela' replaced 'Estados Unidos de Venezuela' on all coinage from 1953. Bolivar fractionals and | + | The name 'Republica de Venezuela' replaced 'Estados Unidos de Venezuela' on all coinage from 1953. Bolivar fractionals and multiples continued to be silver until 1964, at which point they became nickel in composition. |
This specimen is from a one-year type struck in Philadelphia for [[Venezuela]] in 1958; earlier versions from 1945-48 were very similar. The superseding type (KM Y38.2) was struck in Madrid. | This specimen is from a one-year type struck in Philadelphia for [[Venezuela]] in 1958; earlier versions from 1945-48 were very similar. The superseding type (KM Y38.2) was struck in Madrid. | ||
Latest revision as of 15:08, 27 September 2021
The name 'Republica de Venezuela' replaced 'Estados Unidos de Venezuela' on all coinage from 1953. Bolivar fractionals and multiples continued to be silver until 1964, at which point they became nickel in composition.
This specimen is from a one-year type struck in Philadelphia for Venezuela in 1958; earlier versions from 1945-48 were very similar. The superseding type (KM Y38.2) was struck in Madrid.
Recorded mintage: 25,000,000.
Specification: copper-nickel.
Catalog reference: KM Y38.1.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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