Piece mpc0.25r-ca02 : Coin of 1/4 Real (Cuartillo) : Date 1822 : Province of Caracas

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Characteristics from Design C, Type A

Identification Code: mpc0.25r-ca
General: Circular shape.
Obverse: Circular rim with dot beading. In the center, a sun with the number "19" inside.
Reverse: Circular rim with dot beading. In the first line the date. In the second lide "VENEZ" with an smaller "A" above "Z", and in last line the denomination value "1/4".
Common name: Cuartillo de plata
Circulation: Coinage under Gran Colombia.
Composition: Ley 833.33 (83.33% Silver)
Weight: 0.4 - 0.65 Grams
Module: 11.5 - 15 mm.

Characteristics

Identification Code: mpc0.25r-ca02
Date: 1822
Mintage: 540,000.
Minter: Royal Mint Caracas
Note: Variety "b" according to Thomas Stohr.
Obverse: 32 short rays.
Reverse: "1/4" without "/"

Identification in other catalogs

Standard catalog of world coins (SCWC): C31

NOTE: The piece identification from the Standard Catalog of World Coin (SCWC) used in this website is updated to: 1801-1900 (7th edition - 2013), 1901-2000 (40th edition - 2013) and 2001-2019 (13th edition - 2019)

Recommended bibliography

Venezuelan Cobs by Tomás Stohr
Coins of Venezuela by Tomás Stohr
Catalog of Coins, Patterns, Tokens and Counterstamps by Tomás Stohr
The names of the coins in Venezuela by Marco Antonio Martínez for further information about the common names for coins.
Venezuelan Commemorative, Numismatic coins and metallic medals by Asdrúbal Grillet Correa for further information about conmemorative coins.

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