Bolivia 10 Centavos, 1893 – 1919
Information
Country
Bolivia
Bolivia
Currency
First boliviano
(1864 – 1963)
Coin type
Standard circulation coin
Denomination
10 Centavos
Year
1893 – 1919
Ruler
Republic
(1825–2009)
Composition
Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Shape
Round
Alignment
Variable alignment ↺
Technique
Milled
Weight (g)
5
Diameter (mm)
25.15
Thickness (mm)
1.3
Demonetized
Yes
Description
10 Centavos from Bolivia. Issued from 1893 to 1919. Struck in Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel). Measures 25.15 mm and weighs 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) above olive sprays divides denomination in numbers and symbol, denomination in letters on top, date between privy marks below. (Ten cents 10 c 1908)
- Edge
- Smooth
Mintage & Variants
| Date | Mintage | f | vf | xf | Comment | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 6.2M | € 1,80 | € 2,30 | € 3,30 | KM#174.1, medal alignment | 19% | |
| 1918 | 1.3M | — | € 2,80 | — | KM#174.1, medal alignment | 15% | |
1909
|
8M | € 1,80 | € 2,70 | — | KM#174.3 | 30% | |
|
1908
|
6M | € 1,30 | € 2,20 | — | KM#174.3 | 24% | |
|
1907
|
4M | € 1,90 | € 1,90 | — | KM#174.3, overdate 1907/2 exists | 16% | |
| 1906 | — | — | — | — | |||
|
1902
|
8.5M | € 2,00 | € 2,00 | € 2,80 | KM#174.3 | 29% | |
|
1901
|
— | — | — | — | KM#174.3 | 1.2% | |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1899 | 3M | € 0,99 | € 1,60 | — | KM#174.1 | 13% | |
|
1897
|
2.3M | € 4,50 | € 4,50 | — | KM#174.3 | 12% | |
1895
|
1M | — | — | — | KM#174.2 | 7% | |
| 1893 | 1.3M | — | — | — | KM#174.1, medal alignment | 8% |
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