REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA
BICENTENNIAL OF THE BIRTH OF SANTIAGO MARIÑO(1788-1988)
GOLD FIVE-THOUSAND BOLIVARES COIN
CERTIFIED BY NGC PROOF 68 ULTRA CAMEO
OBV: NATIONAL ARMS.
REV: FACING UNIFORMED BUST OF MARINO.
SANTIAGO MARIÑO (1788-1854) WAS A REVOLUTIONARY LEADER, GENERAL AND HERO IN THE SPANISH AMERICAN WARS OF INDEPENDENCE FROM SPAIN, WAS A LEADING FIGURE IN THE EVENTFUL YEARS OF THE FIRST AND SECOND REPUBLICS.
HE STAGED A BLOODY COUP D'ÉTAT ENFORCING MILITARY RULE IN 1835, CALLED THE "REVOLUTION OF THE REFORMS", AND FLED INTO EXILE THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
HE RETURNED IN 1848 AND SERVED AS ARMY CHIEF OF THE GENERAL STAFF UNDER PRESIDENT MONAGAS.
Y # 63
CONTAINS 15.55 GRAMS OF .900 FINE GOLD (.4499 OZ AGW)
27 MM IN DIAMETER
25,000 MINTED
