Venezuela

Republic of Venezuela (1811-1812, 1813-1814, 1816-1819, 1831-1864, 1953-1999), United States of Venezuela (1864-1953), Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (1999-present)

Unrecognized State (1811-1812, 1813-1814, 1816-1819), Country in South America (1831-present)

Location: Northern South America

Capital City: Valencia (1811-1812), Caracas (1813-1814, 1831-present), Angostura (1816-1819)

Government type: Provisional Government (1811-1812, 1813-1814, 1816-1819), Republic (1831-present)

Main languages: Spanish

Main religions: Catholic Christianity

Chronology

1811-1812: First Republic of Venezuela

1812: Spanish reconquest

1813-1814: Second Republic of Venezuela

1814: Spanish reconquest

1816-1819: Third Republic of Venezuela

1819: Joins Gran Colombia

1831: Independence from Gran Colombia

Currency

Peso (1843-1879)

1 Peso = 100 Centavos

Venezolano (1871-1879)

1 Venezolano = 100 Centavos

Bolivar (1879-2007)

1 Bolivar = 100 Centimos

Bolivar Fuerte (2007-2018)

1 Bolivar Fuerte = 100 Centimos

Bolivar Soberano (2018-2021)

1 Bolivar Soberano = 100 Centimos

Bolivar Digital (2021-present)

1 Bolivar Digital = 100 Centimos

Coins from Venezuela in the collection

United States (1864-1953)

•1/8 Bolivar, 1913 (brass, KM#L3) Leper colony token

•1 Bolivar, 1901 (silver (.832), Paris mint, KM#22)

Fourth Republic (1953-1999)

•5 Centimo, 1958 (cupronickel, Philadelphia mint, Y#38)

•5 Centimo, 1971 (cupronickel, Ottawa mint, Y#38)

•5 Centimo, 1976 (cupronickel, VDM Metals (Werdohl, Germany), Y#49)

•25 Centimo, 1965 (nickel, London mint, Y#40)

•25 Centimo, 1990 (nickel-plated steel, Mexico City mint, Y#50a)

•1 Bolivar, 1967 (nickel, London mint, KM#42)

•1 Bolivar, 1986 (nickel, VDM Metals (Werdohl, Germany), KM#52)

•2 Bolivar, 1967 (nickel, London mint, KM#43)

•2 Bolivar, 1989 (nickel-plated steel, Vereinigte Deutsche Nickel-Werke (Düsseldorf), KM#43a.1)

•5 Bolivar, 1987 (nickel, Caracas mint, KM#53)

•5 Bolivar, 1990 (nickel-plated steel, Vereinigte Deutsche Nickel-Werke (Düsseldorf), KM#53a)

•500 Bolivar, 1998 (nickel-plated steel, Budapest and Jablonec nad Nisou mints, KM#79)

Bolivarian Republic (1999-present)

•10 Bolivar, 2001 (nickel-plated steel, Maracay mint, KM#80)

•10 Bolivar, 2002 (zinc-aluminum, Maracay mint, KM#80a)

•20 Bolivar, 2002 (zinc-aluminum, Maracay mint, KM#81a.2)

•100 Bolivar, 2001 (nickel-plated steel, Maracay mint, KM#83)

•100 Bolivar, 2004 (nickel-plated steel, Maracay mint, KM#83)

•500 Bolivar, 2004 (nickel-plated steel, Maracay mint, KM#94)

•25 Centimo, 2007 (nickel-plated steel, Maracay and Warsaw mints, Y#91)

•25 Centimo, 2011 (nickel-plated steel, Y#103) Commemorative: 200th Anniversary of the First Venezuelan Republic

•50 Centimo, 2007 (nickel-plated steel, Maracay and Warsaw mints, Y#92)

•50 Centimo, 2010 (nickel-plated steel, Y#100) Commemorative: 70th Anniversary of the Bank of Venezuela

•50 Centimo, 2018 (nickel-plated steel, Maracay mint, Y#107)

•1 Bolivar, 2018 (nickel-plated steel center in brass-plated steel ring, Maracay mint, Y#108)

Banknotes from Venezuela in the collection

Fourth Republic (1953-1999)

•2 Bolivar, 1989 (P#69)

•5 Bolivar, 1989 (P#70)

•10 Bolivar, 1995 (P#61)

Bolivarian Republic (1999-present)

•2 Bolivar, 2007 (P#88)

•5 Bolivar, 2007 (P#89)

•10 Bolivar, 2007 (P#90)

•500 Bolivar, 2017 (P#94)

•1,000 Bolivar, 2017 (P#95)

•2 Bolivar, 2018 (P#101)

•10 Bolivar, 2018 (P#103)

•500,000 Bolivar, 2020 (P#113)