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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 ([[Bolivia 1939 50 centavos|KM 182]]) was more acceptable. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 8,000,000. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 8,000,000. | ||
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* [[Bolivia 1935 5 centavos|1935 5 centavos]] | * [[Bolivia 1935 5 centavos|1935 5 centavos]] | ||
* [[Bolivia 1937 10 centavos|1937 10 centavos]] | * [[Bolivia 1937 10 centavos|1937 10 centavos]] | ||
| + | * [[Bolivia 1939 50 centavos|1939 50 centavos]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1937]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1937]] | ||
* return to coins of [[Bolivia]] | * return to coins of [[Bolivia]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]] | [[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:08, 22 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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