Venezuelan venezolano
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The venezolano was the currency of Venezuela between 1874 and 1879. It was divided into 100 centavos.
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[edit] History
The venezolano replaced the peso at par and was pegged to the French franc at a rate of 1 venezalano = 5 francs. The venezolano was replaced by the bolívar at a rate of 5 bolívares = 1 venezolano.
[edit] Coins
In 1874, silver 5, 10, 20 and 50 centavo and 1 venezolano coins were introduced. These were followed in 1875 by gold 5 venezolanos and in 1876 by cupro-nickel 1 and 2½ centavos.
[edit] References
- Krause, Chester L. and Clifford Mishler (1991). Standard Catalog of World Coins: 1801-1991, 18th ed., Krause Publications. ISBN 0-87341-150-1.
[edit] External links
- The Global History of Currencies - Venezuela
- Global Financial Data currency histories table (
Microsoft Excel format)
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