½ Sueldo 1858-1859 [Bolivia]

Name: Монеты ½ Sueldo 1858-1859 [Bolivia]
Price: 200 RUB
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Reverse
In the central part is a left-facing portrait of the first President of Bolivia, Simón Bolívar, wearing a laurel wreath on his head. The name 'Bolivar' is in the truncation. Along the arc of the left and right edges of the coin is the Spanish inscription 'LIBRE POR LA CONSTITUCION.' (Free by the constitution). The edge of the coin features decorative raised denticles.
Obverse
In the center is a breadfruit tree; at the base of the trunk, on both sides, alpacas are depicted lying down facing each other. Above the crown, nine five-pointed stars are arranged in a semicircle. Along the edge of the coin are inscriptions: at the top, the country name in Spanish 'REPUBLICA BOLIVIANA' (Republic of Bolivia); at the bottom, the year of minting '1858', to the left of which is the inscription 'PAZ', and to the right the Latin letter 'P' - the engraver's mark, both flanked by dots. Along the rim are denticle-like elements.