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5000 Bolívares Santiago Mariño
| Issuer | Banco Central de Venezuela |
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| Year | 1988 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Reeded. |
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Santiago Mariño was one of the principal military commanders of Venezuelan independence, operating primarily in the eastern theater while Bolívar campaigned in the west — a geographical division that also reflected a genuine rivalry between the two men. This coin was issued as part of a commemorative gold series the Banco Central de Venezuela produced sporadically through the 1980s, a decade when the country's oil revenues were collapsing and the bolívar was under sustained devaluation pressure. The irony of striking a 5,000-bolívar gold coin while the currency itself was eroding was not lost on contemporaries.