HELP IDENTIFY A VERY WORN 1897 5C SILVER COIN

[stefen]

While rolling a 2 year basket full of pocket change, I found a extremely worn silver coin I would appreciate identification help...

Several hours searching the internet drew a big blank...

Not able to provide a picture at this time...so please bear with me...

The coin is thin and between nickle and a dime size...

Front has a series of stars and the word 'Republica'...everything else is too worn to identify...

The obverse has a winged staff with 2 entwined snakes, with a 5 to the left of the staff and a C to the right...date 1897 at the bottom...

The coin is holed and probably was a charm on a bracelet or necklace...

Definately not a Love Token...

 

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[BigWaveDave]

I looked up Portugese, Venetian, and Bern/Swiss coins, and couldn't find anything, based on the word Republica.... if you can post pics, obverse, and reverse.. Our boy Mackaydon will know... fo sho!!!

 

[Mackaydon]

Probably a Bolivian 5C coin, similar to this one of 10 C:

Don..

 

[Mackaydon]

Here's an example of the 5C:

 

[villagenut]

Bolivia Coin 5 Cents 1897 "" Very Nice "" | eBay

 

[BigWaveDave]

 

[Mackaydon]

The series ran from 1893 through 1919.
The composition is copper-nickel.
The coin was demonetized in 1951.
Don...

 

[stefen]

On the money as they saying goes...

Thanks everyone...