Photo from piece mv20bs-ba01: Design B, Type A. Date 1998 Photograph credits: Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
Reverse
Photo from piece mv20bs-ba01: Design B, Type A. Date 1998 Photograph credits: Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
Characteristics
Date: 1998
General: Circular shape with plain edge.
Obverse: Heptagonal rim with no beading. In the center, over the field, bust of Simon Bolivar facing left (from the viewer's perspective), with "BARRE" below (from the original engraver), surrounded by the legends "Bolívar" at left and "LIBERTADOR" at right.
Reverse: Circular rim with dentacles beading. In the center, over the field body of the Coat of Arms with a horse stand up toward the right looking at left (from the viewer's perspective) with the year splitted in two parts at each side. Surrounding the field, the country name "REPUBLICA DE VENEZUELA" «Republic of Venezuela» and the face value "20 BOLIVARES".
Circulation note: The issue of this coin was to replace the 20 Bolívares banknote.
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