½ Bolívar, Venezuela

½ Bolívar, Venezuela, 1879-1936 obverse image½ Bolívar, Venezuela, 1879-1936 reverse image
½ Bolívar coin main info

Main information

  • Country:
    Venezuela flagVenezuela
  • Years of Minting:
    1879-1936
  • Period:
    United States (1864-1953)
  • Coin Type:
    Standard circulation coin
  • Edge:
    Reeded
  • Shape:
    Round
  • Technique:
    Milled
  • Mint:
    Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date), United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)
½ Bolívar Reference Price

Reference Price

$2.29-$1142.64

The actual value of the coin may differ depending on its condition, luster, rarity, and other factors. This is a rough estimation.

½ Bolívar Coin Design

Coin Design

Reverse

Description:

Bust left flanked with legend. Engravers name at bottom.

Engraver:

n/a

Designer:

n/a

Obverse

Description:

Coat of arms with legend around. Weight, date and fineness at bottom.

Engraver:

Désiré-Albert Barre

Designer:

n/a

Edge

Description:

Reeded

½ Bolívar Lettering

Lettering

Obverse:

•ESTADOS UNIDOS DE VENEZUELA• GR.2.500•1886•LEI 835

Reverse:

BOLÍVAR LIBERTADOR BARRE

½ Bolívar Physical Feature

Physical Feature

Composition

Silver (.835) (Copper .165)

Size

½ Bolívar sizes
  • Weight:2.5 g
  • Diameter:18 mm
  • Thickness:n/a
  • Edge:Reeded

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