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Back with another coin today. This coin today hails from 1950s Venezuela, a time in history where their economy and currency was much different from today. The Venezuelan currency at the time was the Venezuela bolívar. [2] Since then, there has been other iterations of the bolívar that has come about due to hyperinflation occurring in the Venezuelan economy.
This coin today is a 1958 5 centimos cupro-nickel coin. The subunit fraction of a bolívar is a centimo, which represents 1/100 of a bolívar. [2]
This coin is a cupro-nickel coin and contains no precious metal content. It was demonetised from circulation in Venezuela on the 31st of December 2011 [1].
Reverse side
Obverse side
Coin specifications:
Mintage:25,000,000
Metal: Copper-nickel
Weight: 2.5 g
Diameter: 19.24 mm
Thickness: 1.06 mm
Shape: Round
Edge: Smooth [1]
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Sources
[1] 5 Céntimos - Numista
Source: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces5584.html
[2] Venezuelan bolívar - Wikipedia
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuelan_bolívar