Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
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Listing by Design/Type Listing by date
National Leprosarium Province of Barinas Province of Caracas Province of Guayana Province of Maracaibo Province of Margarita Táchira State Venezuela
Bolívar Bolívar Digital Bolívar Fuerte Bolívar Soberano Peso Fuerte Venezolano
5 Céntimos (Bolívar) 10 Céntimos (Bolívar) 12 1/2 Céntimos (Bolívar) 25 Céntimos (Bolívar) 50 Céntimos (Bolívar) 1/5 Bolívar 1/4 Bolívar 1/2 Bolívar 1 Bolívar 2 Bolívares
5 Bolívares 10 Bolívares 20 Bolívares 25 Bolívares 50 Bolívares 75 Bolívares 100 Bolívares 500 Bolívares 1000 Bolívares 1100 Bolívares
1300 Bolívares 3000 Bolívares 5000 Bolívares 6000 Bolívares 10,000 Bolívares 20,000 Bolívares 25,000 Bolívares
Information about coins of 1/5 Bolívar
Circulation note
This coin was retired and was melted, and was replaced by the coins of 1/4 Bolívar in 1894. Also, because the similarity in the weight by few grams, it generated a lot of confusion, and many clipped the edge to gain the face value of 1/4 Bolívar.
Equivalence in predecessor monetary units
This denomination is equivalent in value to "4 Centavos" (from the monetary units "Peso Fuerte" and "Venezolano")
Coins of 1/5 Bolívar
Date Classification Piece Code
1879Design A, Type Amv0.2bs-aa
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