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Coins of the Venezuelan venezolano


The Coins of the Venezuelan venezolano circulated between 1874 and 1897. On June 11, 1873, the government ordered subsidiary silver coins of 5, 10, 20, and 50 centesimos de venezolano from Paris. An order for gold coins was placed on September 16, 1874, originally for pieces of 1, 5, 10, and 20 venezolanos, the 20-venezolano gold piece to be called the Bolivar. This order was subsequently altered to a silver 1 venezolano and a gold 5 venezolanos. The dies for the coins produced in Paris were engraved by Albert Desire Barre, chief engraver of the Paris mint (1855-1878).

On June 14, 1876, the Minister of Finance ordered coins of 75% copper and 25% nickel for 1 and 2-1/2 centesimos de venezolano from the United States to replace copper centavos. They were minted at Philadelphia.

gold 900 fine

5 venezolanos

Obv. beaded border; in the field the bust of Bolivar facing right; "BOLIVAR" left + "LIBERTADOR" right + anchor, bee, "BARRE", "A" [marks of the manager, chief engraver, and Paris mint, respectively]. Rev. in the field the large national arms; "ESTADOS UNIDOS DE VENEZUELA" above; "GR*8,0645" *1875* LEI 900" below.

silver 900 fine

venezolano

Obv. beaded border; in the field the bust of Bolivar facing left; "BOLIVAR" left + "LIBERTADOR" right + anchor, bee, "BARRE", "A" [marks of the manager, chief engraver, and Paris mint, respectively]. Rev. in the field the large national arms; "ESTADOS UNIDOS DE VENEZUELA" above, "GRAM.25 *1876* LEI 900" below.

silver 835 fine

50 centavos
20 centavos
10 centavos
5 centavos

Common obv. beaded border; in the field the bust of Bolivar facing left; "BOLIVAR" left + "LIBERTADOR" right + anchor, bee, "BARRE", "A" [marks of the manager, chief engraver, and Paris mint, respectively]. Common rev. in the field the national arms ; "ESTADOS UNIDOS DE VENEZUELA" above, "[weight] *[year]* LEI 835" below.

[weight]: 5c, "GR.1,250"; 10c, "GR.2,500"; 20c, "GRAM,5"; 50c, "Gs.12,500".

copper-nickel

2-1/2 centavos
1 centavo

Obv. beaded border; in the field the small national arms; "ESTADOS UNIDOS DE VENEZUELA" above, [year] below. Rev. "[value]" inside laurel wreath.

[value]: 1c, "UN | CENTAVO"; 2-1/2c, "DOS | Y MEDIO | CENTAVOS".

Venezolano
Gold, Silver, and Cupronickel Coins Dated 1873-1877
Coin: 001 0025 005 010 020 050 1 5
name:     puya locha medio real peseta bamba fuerte -----
CuNi CuNi AR 835 AR 835 AR 835 AR 835 AR 900 AV 900
grams 2500 4000 1250 2500 5000 12500 25000 80645
mm: 19 23 15 18 23 30 37 22
1873 0200
1874 0800 0800 0400 0200
1875 00692
1876 8000 1500 0520 0280 0136 0158 0035
1877 2000 0500

References

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Venezuela's monetary history, including a summary of coinage legislation.

Detailed information, with images, of all Venezuelan coins and paper money, regularly updated.

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