12½ Centimos "Locha"

Features

Issuer Venezuela
Period Fourth Republic (1953-1999)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 1969
Value 12½ Centimos (12½ céntimos) (0.125 VEB)
Currency Bolivar (1879-2007)
Composition Copper-nickel
Weight 5 g
Diameter 23 mm
Thickness 1.4 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized 31 December 2011
Number
N#
48673
References Y# A39,
Richard S. Yeoman, Arthur L. Friedberg; 2007. A Catalog of Modern World Coins : 1850-1964 (14th edition). Whitman Publishing Company, Atlanta, United States.
And 1 more volumes.
NCV# mv12.5cts-da
Catálogo Numismático de Venezuela (https://www.numismatica.info.ve/en/index.htm)

Obverse

Coat of arms with legend above and date at bottom.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPÚBLICA DE VENEZUELA
1969

Translation:
Venezuela Reoublic
1969

Reverse

Face value within wreath.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
12½
CENTIMOS

Translation: 12.5 Centimes

Edge

Smooth

Mint

Royal Mint of Spain (Real Casa de la Moneda), Madrid, Spain (1591-date)

Comments

Y#A39.1 - Plain 2. Plain star.
Y#A39.2 - Outlined stem ends. Convex star.
Y#A39.3 - Solid stem ends. Plain star.
(Stems of wreath)

The Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela has images of five varieties.

NOTE: After fabrication this coin was never released for circulation; because of how dependent it was from another 12.5 coin due to its fractional nature in which a 0.005 was always needed to be useful, and since no "Half Centime" coins were ever used the only way to effectively use them was in pairs. A few of them made into the hands of collectors through year sets and direct sales from the Central Bank, but they are consistently very rare to find.

 

12½ Céntimos coin is popularly known as "Locha" in Venezuela.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1969  2 000 000 87% Y#A39.1
1969  27% Y#A39.2
1969  7% Y#A39.3

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