Coin
10 Céntimos (1971) — Venezuela
Venezuela • 1971 • Y# A40, NCV# mv10cts-aa
Overview
Standard circulation coin from Venezuela featuring the Coat of Arms and denomination within a wreath.
Specifications
- Country
- Venezuela
- Year
- 1971
- Composition
- Copper-nickel
- Weight
- 4 g
- Diameter
- 21 mm
- Thickness
- 1.44 mm
- Mint
- Royal Canadian Mint of Ottawa, Canada (1908-date)
- Shape
- Round
- Technique
- Milled
- References
- Y# A40, NCV# mv10cts-aa
- Issuer
- Venezuela
Design details
Obverse
Coat of arms with legend at top and date at bottom. Script: Latin Lettering: REPÚBLICA DE VENEZUELA 1971 Translation: Venezuela Republic 1971
Reverse
Denomination within wreath Script: Latin Lettering: 10 CENTIMOS Translation: 10 Centimes
Collector insights
- Series context: Part of the Standard circulation coins series — collectors typically assemble full-year date runs, so single years within an established series carry demand beyond raw mintage.
- Struck at: Royal Canadian Mint of Ottawa, Canada (1908-date). Confirm the mintmark on your example before comparing prices — same-year issues from different mints often trade at very different levels.
- Mintage vs. survival: Reported mintage of 60,000,000 is high, but circulation attrition, currency-reform meltdowns, and low collector-preservation rates mean uncirculated (MS-63+) examples are meaningfully scarcer than the raw figure suggests. Check third-party population reports (PCGS/NGC) for realistic survival in top grades.
- Catalogue reference: Listed as
Y# A40, NCV# mv10cts-aa. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.
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