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200 Bolívares Independence, Gold
| Issuer | Banco Central de Venezuela |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Weight | 31.1 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | ALBA DE LA INDEPENDENCIA 200 Años Ley 999 Bs. 200 (Translation: Dawn of Independence 200 Bolivares) |
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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.