Bolivia 10 Centavos, 1935 – 1939
Copper-Nickel
Information
Country
Bolivia
Bolivia
Currency
First boliviano
(1864 – 1963)
Coin type
Standard circulation coin
Denomination
10 Centavos
Year
1935 – 1939
Ruler
Republic
(1825–2009)
Composition
Copper-nickel
Shape
Round
Alignment
Medal alignment ↑↑
Technique
Milled
Weight (g)
4.5
Diameter (mm)
22.5
Thickness (mm)
1.38
Demonetized
1951
Description
10 Centavos from Bolivia. Issued from 1935 to 1939. 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
- Caduceus (a staff entwined by two serpents, surmounted by wings) divides denomination, olive sprays below, date at bottom. (Ten Centavos 10 c (cents) 1939)
- Edge
- Smooth
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