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1/2 Scudo
| Issuer | Bolivia |
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| Year | 1841-1847 |
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| Value | 1/2 Scudo (8) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Laureate and draped bust of Simon Bolivar facing right, rendered in high relief with fine hair detail and a laurel wreath. The name BOLIVAR is inscribed in the lower field beneath the truncation. The circular legend LIBRE POR LA CONSTITUCION runs along the upper and lateral periphery, terminating near the base of the bust, and the whole design is enclosed within a fine beaded border. |
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Bolivia's fractional gold coinage of this period was tied directly to the republic's chronic shortage of small-denomination specie following independence. The 1/2 Scudo, struck at Potosí, filled a gap in everyday commerce that silver alone couldn't adequately address given the instability of exchange rates between the two metals throughout the 1840s.
KM#104 is scarce in any grade — surviving examples rarely appear at auction, a reflection of low original mintages and the high attrition rate of small gold coins in active circulation.