VENEZUELA 

KM 40

SHORT COINS

ENCYCLOPAEDIA

                

Face Value Diameter mm Weight g Thickness mm Edge Composition Rotation
 25 centimos 17.0 1.8   Reeded Nickel Coin
Obverse Reverse

The inscription along the rim: title of state -"Republic of Venezuela" in Spanish on the upper arch. In the center: coat of arms, below - denomination, the year of minting.

The inscription along the rim  in Spanish: "Liberator Bolivar". In the center: bust of Bolivar left.

Simon Bolivar (1783 - 1830), was a leader of several independence movements throughout South America, collectively known as Bolivar's War.