Bolivia 10 Centavos, 1937
Information
Country
Bolivia
Bolivia
Currency
First boliviano
(1864 – 1963)
Coin type
Standard circulation coin
Denomination
10 Centavos
Year
1937
Ruler
Republic
(1825–2009)
Composition
Copper-nickel
Shape
Round
Alignment
Medal alignment ↑↑
Technique
Milled
Weight (g)
4.5
Diameter (mm)
22.5
Thickness (mm)
1.46
Demonetized
1951
Description
10 Centavos from Bolivia. Issued in 1937. Struck in Copper-nickel. Measures 22.5 mm and weighs 4.5 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
- Hand holding torch above pincer divides denomination, date below. (Ten Cents 10 cts 1937)
- Edge
- Smooth
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