50 Centavos

Features

Issuer	Bolivia
Period	Republic (1825-2009)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1987-2008
Value	50 Centavos 0.50 BOB = USD 0.07
Currency	Second boliviano (1986-date)
Composition	Stainless steel
Weight	3.8 g
Diameter	24 mm
Thickness	1.24 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Number	N# 3225
References	KM# 204, Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes. Schön# 38 Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

Coat of arms, lettering around, star at bottom flanked by a dash, all within a toothed border.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLICA DE BOLIVIA
BOLIVIA

Translation: Republic of Bolivia

Reverse

Face value with sprigs below within inner rope circle, motto between toothed outer circle and inner rope circle, date below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LA UNION ES LA FUERZA
50
CENTAVOS
1995

Translation: Unity is strength

Edge

Smooth

Mints

	Casa de Moneda de Chile, Santiago, Chile (1743-date)
	Royal Canadian Mint of Ottawa, Canada (1908-date)
	Vereinigte Deutsche Nickelwerke, Düsseldorf, Germany (1873-2005)

Comments

Different designs of the coat of arms:

Different denominations:

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Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
1987	15 000 000		$ 0.32	$ 0.55	$ 0.57	$ 0.64	$ 1.10	35%	38.1 Small "50", large date Vereinigte Deutsche Nickelwerke (Schwerte, Germany)
1991	20 000 000		$ 0.31	$ 0.31	$ 0.32	$ 0.38	$ 0.90	34%	38.1 Small "50", large date Vereinigte Deutsche Nickelwerke (Schwerte, Germany)
1995	14 000 000	$ 0.42	$ 0.42	$ 0.47	$ 0.47			21%	38.1 Small "50", large date Vereinigte Deutsche Nickelwerke (Schwerte, Germany)
1997	15 000 000		$ 0.57	$ 0.57	$ 0.57	$ 0.74	$ 0.82	22%	38.1 Small "50", large date Vereinigte Deutsche Nickelwerke (Schwerte, Germany)
2001	25 900 000			$ 0.45	$ 0.45	$ 0.61	$ 1.10	19%	38.2 Large "50", small date Royal Canadian Mint
2006				$ 0.60	$ 0.60	$ 0.71	$ 1.10	11%	38.2 Large "50", small date Royal Canadian Mint
2008	20 000 000			$ 0.54	$ 0.54	$ 0.54	$ 0.88	22%	38.3 Small "50", large date Santiago de Chile

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