Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
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Page code mpc0.25r-aa08@
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  8. 1818
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National Leprosarium Province of Barinas Province of Caracas Province of Guayana Province of Maracaibo Province of Margarita Táchira State Venezuela
1/8 Real 1/4 Real 1/2 Real 1 Real 2 Reales 4 Reales
Design A, Type A Design B, Type A Design C, Type A Design D, Type A
1802 1804 1805 1813 1814 1816 1817 1818 1821
Obverse
Piece mpc0.25r-aa08v14 (Obverse)
Photo from piece mpc0.25r-aa08v14: Design A, Type A. Date 1818. Variety #14
Photograph credits: Heritage Auction Galleries
Reverse
Piece mpc0.25r-aa08v14 (Reverse)
Photo from piece mpc0.25r-aa08v14: Design A, Type A. Date 1818. Variety #14
Photograph credits: Heritage Auction Galleries
Characteristics
  • Date: 1818
  • General: Circular shape with plain edge.
  • Obverse: Dentacles beading with no rim. In the center, inside a laurel wreath, a lion holding a dotted or solid oval, with a cross within, which represents the Caracas Arms. In the top, a five points Royal Crowns. Around the perimeter, the legends "CARACAS", "AÑO DE" and the year in the bottom.
  • Reverse: Dentacles beading with no rim. In the top, interlaced trigram with the letters "VNZ" which represents Venezuela. On the top, the ammount "1/4" with each side a laurel wreath ended in the middle of the field.
  • Circulation: This was a royalist coinage.
  • Note: Due to the poor quality of coin minting for that time, the coins classified here contains design variations but mantain the same elements.
Issues
SCWC Piece Code Date Mintage
Note
C2mpc0.25r-aa08 Entry without photo18182,240,000
Variety "a" according to Thomas Stohr

Crown #13
Oval #2
Cross #6
Lion #4
Branch #19
Branch #7
N/Lmpc0.25r-aa08v2 Entry without photo1818(Inc. above)
Variety "b" according to Thomas Stohr

Crown #23
Oval #2
Cross #6
Lion #4
Branch #20
Branch #7
N/Lmpc0.25r-aa08v3 Entry without photo1818(Inc. above)
Variety "c" according to Thomas Stohr

Crown #24
Oval #2
Cross #6
Lion #4
Branch #19
Branch #7
N/Lmpc0.25r-aa08v4 Entry without photo1818(Inc. above)
Variety "d" according to Thomas Stohr

Crown #25
Oval #2
Cross #7
Lion #7
Branch #19
Branch #7
N/Lmpc0.25r-aa08v5 Entry without photo1818(Inc. above)
Variety "e" according to Thomas Stohr

Crown #26
Oval #2
Cross #6
Lion #4
Branch #8
Branch #7
N/Lmpc0.25r-aa08v6 Entry without photo1818(Inc. above)
Variety "f" according to Thomas Stohr

Crown #27
Oval #2
Cross #6
Lion #4
Branch #21
Branch #10
N/Lmpc0.25r-aa08v7 Entry without photo1818(Inc. above)
Variety "g" according to Thomas Stohr

Crown #28
Oval #2
Cross #6
Lion #4
Branch #19
Branch #7
N/Lmpc0.25r-aa08v8 Entry without photo1818(Inc. above)
Variety "h" according to Thomas Stohr

Crown #29
Oval #2
Cross #6
Lion #4
Branch #19
Branch #7
N/Lmpc0.25r-aa08v9 Entry without photo1818(Inc. above)
Variety "i" according to Thomas Stohr

Crown #30
Oval #2
Cross #6
Lion #4
Branch #22
Branch #7
N/Lmpc0.25r-aa08v10 Entry without photo1818(Inc. above)
Variety "j" according to Thomas Stohr

Crown #23
Oval #2
Cross #7
Lion #4
Branch #23
Branch #7
N/Lmpc0.25r-aa08v11 Entry with photo1818(Inc. above)

Crown #24
Oval #3
Cross #7
Lion #4
Branch #21
Branch #7
N/Lmpc0.25r-aa08v12 Entry with photo1818(Inc. above)

Crown #27
Oval #3
Cross #7
Lion #4
Branch #21
Branch #10
N/Lmpc0.25r-aa08v13 Entry with photo1818(Inc. above)

Crown #31
Oval #3
Cross #7
Lion #5
Branch #8
Branch #7
N/Lmpc0.25r-aa08v14 Entry with photo1818(Inc. above)

Crown #25
Oval #3
Cross #5
Lion #5
Branch #21
Branch #5
N/Lmpc0.25r-aa08v15 Entry with photo1818(Inc. above)

Crown #25
Oval #3
Cross #5
Lion #5
Branch #19
Branch #5
N/Lmpc0.25r-aa08v16 Entry with photo1818(Inc. above)

Crown #30
Oval #3
Cross #7
Lion #5
Branch #22
Branch #7
N/Lmpc0.25r-aa08v17 Entry with photo1818(Inc. above)

Crown #36(n)
Oval #3
Cross #7
Lion #5
Branch #22
Branch #7
N/Lmpc0.25r-aa08v18 Entry with photo1818(Inc. above)

Crown #25
Oval #3
Cross #5
Lion #5
Branch #19
Branch #7
N/Lmpc0.25r-aa08v19 Entry with photo1818(Inc. above)

Crown #23
Oval #3
Cross #5
Lion #5
Branch #21
Branch #7
N/Lmpc0.25r-aa08v20 Entry with photo1818(Inc. above)

Crown #5
Oval #5
Cross #3
Lion #2
Branch #12
Branch #5
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