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

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

Simon Jose Antonio de la Santisima Trinidad Bolivar y Ponte Palacios y Blanco (1783 - 1830), was a leader of several independence movements throughout South America, collectively known as Bolivar's War.