Bolivia 5 Bolivianos, 1951
Information
Country
Bolivia
Bolivia
Currency
First boliviano
(1864 – 1963)
Coin type
Standard circulation coin
Denomination
5 Bolivianos
Year
1951
Ruler
Republic
(1825–2009)
Composition
Bronze
Shape
Round
Alignment
Medal alignment ↑↑
Technique
Milled
Weight (g)
5.14
Diameter (mm)
23
Thickness (mm)
1.74
Demonetized
1 January 1965
Description
5 Bolivianos from Bolivia. Issued in 1951. Struck in Bronze. Measures 23 mm and weighs 5.14 g.
- Obverse
- Coat of arms of Bolivia: a condor-topped oval (with the sun, two mountains (the Cerro Rico and the Cerro Menor in Potosi), a chapel, a palm tree, a wheat sheaf and a lama) with in the background flags, cannons, rifles, an axe and a Liberty cap. Nine stars below which symbolize the nine departments. (Republic of Bolivia)
- Reverse
- Denomination within an olive and oak wreath, date below. (Unity is strength)
- Edge
- Reeded
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