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50 Bolivares Central Bank
| Issuer | Banco Central de Venezuela |
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| Year | 1990 |
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| Composition | Silver (.900) |
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| Reverse description | Architectural view of the first headquarters building of the Banco Central de Venezuela, depicted in elevation against the field. The legend 'PRIMERA SEDE DEL BANCO CENTRAL' appears at the top. The exergue bears the inscription 'LEY 900 - 31.10 GRS - 50 BOLIVARES PLATA - 1990', indicating the silver fineness, weight, denomination, metal, and year of issue. |
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| Reverse lettering | PRIMERA SEDE DEL BANCO CENTRAL LEY 900 - 31.10 GRS - 50 BOLIVARES PLATA - 1990 (Translation: 1st office of the Venezuela Central Bank 0.900 31.1 grams 50 Bolivares Silver 1990) |
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Venezuela's 1990 silver 50 Bolívares was issued as the country's oil revenues were declining sharply from their 1970s peak, and the bolívar was already under sustained devaluation pressure that would eventually collapse the currency entirely over the following decades. The Banco Central's decision to strike a high-weight silver piece at this moment was partly institutional self-promotion — the coin commemorates the bank's own founding anniversary.
Collector demand for this issue has always been modest outside Venezuela.