20 Centavos

€4,900.00
IssuerBolivia
Year1942
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value20 Centavos (0.20)
CurrencyFirst boliviano (1864-1963)
CompositionZinc
Weight3.25 g
Dimensions21 mm
Thickness1.8 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to1951
Reference(s) KM#183, Schön#12
Obverse descriptionBolivian coat of arms in a beaded oval: the sun over two mountains (Cerro Rico and Cerro Menor in Potosi), a chapel, a palm tree, a wheat sheaf and an lama. Nine stars below which symbolize the nine departments.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringREPUBLICA DE BOLIVIA
(Translation: Republic of Bolivia)
Reverse descriptionThe caduceus (a staff entwined by two serpents, surmounted by wings) divides denomination, olive sprays below, date at bottom.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringVEINTE CENTAVOS 20 C 1942
(Translation: Twenty Centavos 20 Centavos 1942)
EdgeSmooth
Mint
Mintage1942  - - 10 000 000
Catalog ID7385794850
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