Half a bolivar Year 1893.

Contemporary age

Metal: Silver.
Issuing entity: Venezuela.
Mint: Paris.
Date: Year 1893.
Obverse:
Male head to the left. Legend: BOLIVAR LIBERTADOR. Mint mark: A.
Reverse:
Quartered shield. In the upper left quarter a bunch of corn. In upper right quarter, sword, lance, bow and arrow within a quiver, machete and two Venezuelan flags interlaced by a laurel wreath. Lower quarter with an untamed horse galloping to the right and head turned to the left. The shield is crowned by two cornucopias full of tropical fruits and flowers. Below, band with legend: ESTADOS UNIDOS DE VENEZUELA GR 2.500 1893 LEI 835.
Weight: 2.49 g - Diameter: 18 mm - Axes: 6 h.
Described in: Krause, C. L. and Mishler, C., 1980: Standard Catalog of World Coins, Wisconsin, p. 1802, no. 21.
Published in:
Bayo Fuentes, S., Ramón Sánchez, J.J., 2010: "Catálogo. Collections", in Ramón Sánchez, J.J. (ed.), Coins. Todas las caras de la Historia. Colecciones numismáticas del MARQ, Alicante, p. 182.
Monetary Inventory Number: 7571.
Assignment. Julio Furgús Collection