½ Bolívar


Silver (.835) (Copper .165)	2.5 g	18 mm

Description

Issuer	Venezuela
Period	United States (1864-1953)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1879-1936
Value	½ Bolivar (½ bolívar) (½&nbspVEB)
Currency	Bolivar (1879-2007)
Composition	Silver (.835) (Copper .165)
Weight	2.5 g
Diameter	18 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	31 December 2011
Updated	2024-10-09

References

Numista	N#17945
Rarity index	26%

Reverse

Bust left flanked with legend. Engraver's name at bottom.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BOLÍVAR LIBERTADOR
BARRE

Translation: Bolivar Liberator

Engraver: Désiré-Albert Barre

Edge

Reeded

Comment

this currency was minted according to the standards of the Latin Union Automatically translated

Interesting fact

The ½ Bolívar coin from Venezuela, minted between 1879 and 1936, has an interesting feature. Despite being made of silver (.835) and copper (.165), it was designed with a unique blend of metals that gives it a distinctive golden color, which sets it apart from other coins of its time.

Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
1879	200000	-	-	-	-	-	-
1886	300000	-	-	-	-	-	-
1887	310000	-	-	-	-	-	-
1888	230000	-	-	-	-	-	-
1889	80000	-	-	-	-	-	-
1893 A	500000	-	-	-	-	-	-
1900 A	600000	-	-	-	-	-	-
1901	600000	-	-	-	-	-	-
1903	200000	-	-	-	-	-	-
1911	300000	-	-	-	-	-	-
1912	1920000	-	-	-	-	-	-
1919	400000	-	-	-	-	-	-
1921	600000	-	-	-	-	-	-
1924	800000	-	-	-	-	-	-
1929	1340000	-	-	-	-	-	-
1935	1000000	-	-	-	-	-	-
1936	600000	-	-	-	-	-	-