½ Bolívar

Features

Issuer	Venezuela
Period	United States (1864-1953)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1944-1946
Value	½ Bolivar (½ bolívar) (½ VEB)
Currency	Bolivar (1879-2007)
Composition	Silver (.835)
Weight	2.5 g
Diameter	18.5 mm
Thickness	1.0 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	31 December 2011
Number	N# 7727
References	Y# 21a Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes). , NCV# mv0.5bs-ba Catálogo Numismático de Venezuela (https://www.numismatica.info.ve/en/index.htm)

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Obverse

The arms of Venezuela with legend around and the weight, date, and fineness at the bottom

Script: Latin

Lettering:
•ESTADOS UNIDOS DE VENEZUELA•
GR.2.500•1944•LEI 835

Translation:
United States of Venezuela
2.5 grams 1844 0.835

Engraver: Désiré-Albert Barre

Reverse

Bust facing left flanked with legend and the engraver's name at the bottom

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BOLÍVAR LIBERTADOR
BARRE

Translation:
Bolivar Liberator
Barre

Engraver: Désiré-Albert Barre

Edge

Reeded

Mints

	United States Mint of Denver, United States (1906-date)
	United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)

Comments

this currency was minted according to the standards of the Latin Union, although the latter had already been dissolved Automatically translated

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1944	500 000								NCV# mv0.5bs-ba01; Accent in "BOLÍVAR"; Denver Mint; Minted in 1945	9%
1944									NCV# mv0.5bs-ba01v2; No accent in "BOLIVAR"; Denver Mint; Minted in 1945	3%
1945	4 000 000	$ 5.10	$ 5.10	$ 5.60	$ 11	$ 11	$ 11	$ 14	NCV# mv0.5bs-ba02; Philadelphia Mint; Minted in 1946	64%
1946	2 500 000		$ 5.10	$ 5.10	$ 7.00	$ 7.00	$ 11		NCV# mv0.5bs-ba03; Philadelphia Mint; Minted in 1947	42%

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Bullion value: USD 4.89 Search tips

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Actual silver weight: 0.067 oz

Current silver price: 72.89 USD/oz (see silver price

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