0.12½ Bolívar (Isla de Providencia Leper Colony) 1939 front 0.12½ Bolívar (Isla de Providencia Leper Colony) 1939 back
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0.12½ Bolívar Isla de Providencia Leper Colony

1939 year
Copper-nickel - -
Description
Location
Venezuela
Type
Trade tokens › Leper colony tokens
Year
1939
Value
0.12½ Bolivar (0.12½ bolívar) (0.125&nbspVEB)
Currency
Bolivar (1879-2007)
Composition
Copper-nickel
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-11-14
References
Numista
N#76049
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

Face value.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
Bs.
0.12 ½

Translation: 12.5 Centimes of Bolivar

Comment

Venezuela has traditional used the 1/8 fraction in their coinage; clearly an heritage from the Real system based in 8 . When moving it to the decimal system as 0.125 it normally turns into an useless denomination unless used in pairs