Coins from Venezuela : 1/5 Bolívar : Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

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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

Design A

Obverse Photo from piece mv0.2bs-aa01v2 Reverse Photo from piece mv0.2bs-aa01v2	Coins classified inside of Design A: Design A, Type A 1879

Recommended bibliography

Venezuelan Coins by Mercedes Carlota Pardo
Coins of Venezuela by Tomás Stohr
Catalog of Coins, Patterns, Tokens and Counterstamps by Tomás Stohr
The names of the coins in Venezuela by Marco Antonio Martínez for further information about the common names for coins.
Venezuelan Commemorative, Numismatic coins and metallic medals by Asdrúbal Grillet Correa for further information about conmemorative coins.

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