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Obverse
Piece mv500bs-ga01 (Obverse)
Photograph credits: Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
Reverse
Piece mv500bs-ga01 (Reverse)
Photograph credits: Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
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Characteristics from Design G, Type A
  • Identification Code: mv500bs-ga
  • General: Circular shape with discontinous grim edge.
  • Obverse: Heptagonal rim with no beading. In the center, over the field, bust of Simon Bolivar facing left (from the viewer's perspective), with "BARRE" below (from the original engraver), surrounded by the legends "Bolívar" at left and "LIBERTADOR" at right.
  • Reverse: Circular rim with dentacles beading. In the center, over the field Coat of Arms with the motto "19 DE ABRIL DE 1810", "20 DE FEBRERO DE 1859", "INDEPENDENCIA", "FEDERACION" and "REPUBLICA DE VENEZUELA" «Republic of Venezuela». Surrounding the field, the legend "REPUBLICA DE VENEZUELA" «Republic of Venezuela». In the exergue the year and the face value "500" "BOLÍVARES".
  • Circulation note: This coin replaces the 500 Bolívares banknote.
  • Composition: 6% Nickel clad steel
  • Weight: 8.4 Grams
  • Module: 28.5 mm
  • Thickness: 2.1 mm
Characteristics
  • Identification Code: mv500bs-ga01
  • Date: 1998
  • Mintage: Unknown.
  • Minter: Deutsche Nickel AG, Schwerte
Identification in other catalogs
  • Standard catalog of world coins (SCWC): Y79.1
NOTE: The piece identification from the Standard Catalog of World Coin (SCWC) used in this website is updated to: 1801-1900 (7th edition - 2013), 1901-2000 (40th edition - 2013) and 2001-2019 (13th edition - 2019)
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