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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cmezner, post: 3422381, member: 87809&quot;]Venezuela, 1919, 5 Bolivares</p><p><br /></p><p>On the reverse in the right upper field of the coat of arms there are two swords.</p><p><br /></p><p>Venezuela had been minting coins like these in silver since 1873. There are many variations, and many of the variations have Simon Bolivar on the front. The design by Barre of the Simon Bolivar bust is made after a drawing by Carmelo Fernández.</p><p><br /></p><p>These coins have taken on good numismatic value, especially for coins dated before 1925. After 1936 the composition changed from silver to nickel.</p><p><br /></p><p>Silver (.900); 37.2 mm, 24.74 g; thickness: 2.25 mm, reeded edge</p><p>Philadelphia mint, 1919 mintage = 400,000</p><p>Ref.:&nbsp; KM 20/24.2 Yeoman 24 (Modern world coins &amp; current coins of the world)</p><p><br /></p><p>Ob.: BOLÍVAR LIBERTADOR Bust left, flanked with legend and BARRE at base</p><p>Rev.: ★ ESTADOS UNIDOS DE VENEZUELA ★ GRAM.25 ★ 1919 ★ LEI 900 Coat of arms with legend at top; INDEPENDEN<span style="color: #bfbfbf">cia</span> - LIBERTAD /5 DE JULIO 1811 -13 de Abril de 1864/ DIOS Y FED<span style="color: #bfbfbf">eracion</span> in ribbon</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]908881[/ATTACH]&nbsp;&nbsp; [ATTACH=full]908883[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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