1 Onza, Bolivia, 1868

Description (Brief):

One (1) onza coin

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Potosi, Bolivia, 1868

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Obverse Image: An eagle perches on top of an image of a mountain with a sun in the background and cannon in the foreground

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Obverse Text: REPUBLICA BOLIVIANA

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Reverse Image: Laurel wreath

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Reverse Text: 1 ONZA 500 G ; 9. D : FINO, LA UNION ES LA FUERZA; 1868

Date Made: 1868Associated Date: 1868

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: BoliviaPlace Of Issue: Bolivia

See more items in: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection, Josiah K. Lilly Jr. Collection

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Credit Line: Estate of Josiah K. Lilly

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: NU.68.159.1246Accession Number: 283645Catalog Number: 68.159.1246

Object Name: coin

Physical Description: gold (overall metal)0 (overall die axis)0 (overall die axis measurement)struck (overall production method)Measurements: overall: .2 cm x 3.4 cm; 3/32 in x 1 11/32 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-4bf6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1125543

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