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200 Bolívares Independence, Gold
| Issuer | Banco Central de Venezuela |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Reference(s) | Y#96, NCV#mv200bsf-aa01 |
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| Obverse lettering | CONFEDERACION DE VENEZUELA - 19 DE ABRIL DE 1810 - (Translation: Venezuelan Confederation 19th-Apr-1810) |
| Reverse description | A dynamic high-relief scene depicts the dawn of Venezuelan independence on 19 April 1810, with a crowd of colonial-era figures gathered before a prominent public building, rendered in intricate detail evoking the historic popular uprising in Caracas. The legend ALBA DE LA INDEPENDENCIA arcs prominently along the upper field. To the lower left, the fineness inscription 200 AÑOS / Ley 999 appears in a stacked format, referencing the bicentennial anniversary and the coin's gold purity. The denomination Bs. 200 is inscribed in the lower exergual area. The composition captures the energy and patriotic fervor of the independence movement in a richly textured, sculptural style. |
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Venezuela's gold commemorative program of 2010 fell squarely within the Chávez government's broader strategy of reasserting national control over commodity wealth — the same period during which PDVSA revenues were being redirected heavily into social spending and gold reserves were being repatriated from foreign vaults. Whether these pieces entered meaningful circulation is doubtful; at troy-ounce weight in .999 fine gold, the intrinsic value alone far exceeded the face denomination from the moment of issue.
The repatriation of Venezuela's overseas gold holdings, completed in 2012 under direct presidential order, gives coins like this one an ironic footnote — struck in a country sitting on vast bullion reserves that would, within a decade, be nearly exhausted to service sovereign debt.