VENEZUELA 

KM 43a.1

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ENCYCLOPAEDIA

                

Face Value Diameter mm Weight g Thickness mm Edge Composition Rotation
2 bolivares 27.0 7.5   Reeded Nickel-clad-Steel 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 - 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.