½ Escudo 1868 [Bolivia]

Name: ½ Escudo 1868 [Bolivia]
Price: 9500 RUB
Availability: InStock

9 500₽

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About the object

Country: Bolivia
Shape: Round
Weight: 1.25 g
Metal: Gold
Fineness: 900
Designation: Au
Denomination: ½ escudo
Currency unit: Escudo
Orientation: Coin alignment
Summary: KM# 140

Price by grade

G: 7500 ₽

Reverse

In the central part, within a circle of laurel and oak branches, text in two lines: '1/2 ESCUDO' (1/2 escudo), below it the metal fineness '25 GS 9 D. FINO' (25 grams 0.9 fine). The branches are tied at the bottom with a ribbon forming a bow. Along the edge of the coin, inscriptions from left to right: 'LA UNION ES LA FUERZA' (Unity is strength), at the bottom the minting year '1868', to the left of it the Latin letters '∙PTS∙', to the right '∙F∙E∙'. All inscriptions are in Spanish. Along the edge are decorative raised denticles.

Obverse

In the central part is depicted the coat of arms of the Republic of Bolivia. It consists of an oval inside which are depicted: Mount Potosí, a rising sun on the left, a building on the mountainside, an alpaca at the foot facing right, a wheat ear, on both sides of the oval three flags, two rifles, a cannon barrel on the left, a halberd on the right, and an Andean condor perched on top. Along the rim is the country name in Spanish 'REPUBLICA BOLIVIANA' (Republic of Bolivia) split into two parts: 'REPUBLICA' on the left, 'BOLIVIANA' on the right, with eleven five-pointed stars at the bottom. Along the rim are denticle-like elements.