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12 1/2 Céntimos 'Locha'
| Issuer | Venezuela |
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| Year | 1944 |
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| In circulation to | 31 December 2011 |
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| Reverse description | The denomination 12 1/2 is displayed prominently in large numerals in the upper portion of the field, with the word CENTIMOS inscribed in bold capital letters below. Both inscriptions are enclosed within a laurel and olive wreath tied at the base with a decorative ribbon bow. The design is contained within a beaded border that runs along the full circumference of the coin. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Venezuela's wartime brass substitution was driven by the same Allied metals prioritization that reshaped coinage across the Americas in the early 1940s — copper-nickel was effectively commandeered for the war effort, pushing smaller denominations into brass or zinc alternatives. The 'Locha' was already an anachronism by 1944, a colonial-era fractional unit clinging to official coinage long after decimal rationalization had made it redundant in everyday accounting.
This was the final year of brass production for the denomination before it was discontinued entirely.