The day July 6, 2008 appeared in an unusual www.ebay.com Venezuelan currency, unpublished until now. This is a test on a piece 20, 1989 bs minted with bimetallic copper center and outer ring of nickel, metal thus invested over current Bs coins 1000 and BsF 1. This essay maintains the style of the pieces "Barre" was coined by a German Mint and bears the inscripciciones "DEUTSCHE NICKEL AC Schwert" and "must" side of the face.
think that this coin was minted for the Central Bank of Venezuela in the year and for some reason was not approved by the Board for circulation. The year 1989 was marked by the single currency shortage due to a sharp rise in the price of nickel and is quite possible that the BCV is aimed at solving this contingency using 'tinoquitos " first place and then coins nickel plated steel. It is also very possible that in an environment marked by conflict as the "Caracazo, multiple protests, rising gas prices and inflation of 79.9%, to issue a coin of such high value, then, was to make the weakness of our currency and could have a negative psychological impact.
Whatever the case, the fact is that the coin never went into circulation and for some reason was to stop a private collection in England. Seller Ebay claims to have bought into a lot on which that particular piece did not have any apparent.
Due to the unusual piece, I decided it was important that became part of a Venezuelan library for study and encouraged me to bid. The piece was acquired at a price of 205 pounds plus shipping for a total equivalent of 450 dollars.
Data: ebay auction # 330249972309, ended on July 12, 2008 Contact the web COINMOUNTAIN www.ebay.co.uk acquired by the buyer CAPITALVZLA .
