Bolivia 5 Centavos, 1893 – 1919
Information
Country
Bolivia
Bolivia
Currency
First boliviano
(1864 – 1963)
Coin type
Standard circulation coin
Denomination
5 Centavos
Year
1893 – 1919
Ruler
Republic
(1825–2009)
Composition
Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Shape
Round
Alignment
Variable alignment ↺
Technique
Milled
Weight (g)
2.5
Diameter (mm)
20.5
Thickness (mm)
1.17
Demonetized
1951
Description
5 Centavos from Bolivia. Issued from 1893 to 1919. Struck in Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel). Measures 20.5 mm and weighs 2.5 g.
- Obverse
- Bolivian coat of arms within a beaded oval: the sun over two mountains (Cerro Rico and Cerro Menor in Potosi), a chapel, a palm tree, a wheat sheaf and a lama. Nine stars below which symbolize the nine departments. (Republic of Bolivia)
- Reverse
- Caduceus (a staff entwined by two serpents, surmounted by wings) divides denomination, olive sprays below, date at bottom. (Five Cents 5 c 1908)
- Edge
- Plain
Mintage & Variants
| Date | Mintage | f | vf | Comment | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 4.4M | — | € 2,90 | KM#173.1, medal alignment | 17% | |
| 1918 | 530K | — | € 2,80 | KM#173.1, medal alignment | 24% | |
| 1909 | 4M | — | — | KM#173.1 | 15% | |
1909
|
— | — | — | KM#173.3 | 12% | |
|
1908
|
3M | — | € 5,40 | KM#173.3 | 17% | |
|
1907
|
2M | — | € 7,30 | KM#173.3 | 16% | |
|
1902
|
2M | — | € 2,80 | KM#173.3 | 12% | |
| 1899 | 2M | — | — | KM#173.1 | 12% | |
|
1897
|
1.5M | — | € 2,50 | KM#173.3 | 9% | |
1895
|
2M | — | — | KM#173.2 | 13% | |
| 1893 | 2.5M | € 2,20 | — | KM#173.1, medal alignment | 17% | |
| 1893 | — | — | — | KM#173.1, proof | 0.2% |
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