Coins from the Province of Caracas : 1/4 Real (Cuartillo) - Design D, Type A : Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

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Photographic reference

Obverse

Photo from piece mpc0.25r-da01v3. Photograph credits: Heritage Auction Galleries

Reverse

Photo from piece mpc0.25r-da01v3. Photograph credits: Heritage Auction Galleries

Characteristics

Identification Code: mpc0.25r-da
General: Circular shape.
Obverse: Cord beading. In the center, the abundance corn of Colombia Arms and below the year.
Reverse: Cord beading. Olive wreath. In the center, "C." (from Caracas), "1/4" and "S." (from Santiago Ochoa).
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.

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Issues

SCWC	Piece Code	Date	Mintage	Note
C34	mpc0.25r-da01	1829	750,000	Variety "a" according to Thomas Stohr Obverse: Small branch. Berries around the cornuscopia: 4 at left, 7 above and 4 at right Reverse: 16 pair of leaves	Detail
N/L	mpc0.25r-da01v2	1829	(Inc. above)	Variety "b" according to Thomas Stohr Obverse: Medium branch. Berries around the cornuscopia: 6 at left, 9 above and 7 at right Reverse: 16 pair of leaves	Detail
N/L	mpc0.25r-da01v3	1829	(Inc. above)	Variety "c" according to Thomas Stohr Obverse: Long branch. Berries around the cornuscopia: 5 at left, 8 above and 6 at right Reverse: 17 pair of leaves	Detail
N/L	mpc0.25r-da01v4	1829	(Inc. above)	Variety "d" according to Thomas Stohr Obverse: Long branch. Berries around the cornuscopia: 6 at left, 7 above and 7 at right Reverse: 16 pair of leaves; without dot after "C" and "S"	Detail
N/L	mpc0.25r-da01v5	1829	(Inc. above)	Variety "e" according to Thomas Stohr Obverse: Long branch. Berries around the cornuscopia: 6 at left, 6 above and 7 at right Reverse: 15 pair of leaves; without dot after "S"	Detail
N/L	mpc0.25r-da01v6	1829	(Inc. above)	Variety "f" according to Thomas Stohr Obverse: "9" very pronounced	Detail
N/L	mpc0.25r-da01v7	1829	(Inc. above)	Obverse: Medium branch. Berries around the cornuscopia: 6 at left, 5 above and 6 at right Reverse: 17 pair of leaves	Detail
N/L	mpc0.25r-da01v8	1829	(Inc. above)	Obverse: Medium branch. Berries around the cornuscopia: 6 at left, 2 above and 5 at right Reverse: 19 pair of leaves; without dot after "C" and "S"	Detail
N/L	mpc0.25r-da01v9	1829	(Inc. above)	Obverse: Small branch. Berries around the cornuscopia: 6 at left, 3 above and 5 at right Reverse: 16 pair of leaves; without dot after "C" and "S"	Detail
N/L	mpc0.25r-da01v10	1829	(Inc. above)	Obverse: Small branch. Berries around the cornuscopia: 5 at left, 3 above and 7 at right Reverse: 16 pair of leaves	Detail
N/L	mpc0.25r-da01v11	1829	(Inc. above)	Obverse: Small branch. Berries around the cornuscopia: 6 at left, 10 above and 6 at right Reverse: 16 pair of leaves	Detail
C34	mpc0.25r-da02	1830	650,000	Variety "a" according to Thomas Stohr Obverse: Small branch	Detail
N/L	mpc0.25r-da02v2	1830	(Inc. above)	Variety "b" according to Thomas Stohr Obverse: Medium branch	Detail
N/L	mpc0.25r-da02v3	1830	(Inc. above)	Variety "c" according to Thomas Stohr Obverse: Long branch. Berries around the cornuscopia: 6 at left, 4 above and 5 at right. Reverse: 17 pair of leaves	Detail
N/L	mpc0.25r-da02v4	1830	(Inc. above)	Variety "d" according to Thomas Stohr Obverse: Berries around the cornuscopia: 5 at left, 4 above and 7 at right. Reverse: 16 pair of leaves, without dot after "C" and "S"	Detail
N/L	mpc0.25r-da02v5	1830	(Inc. above)	Variety "e" according to Thomas Stohr Obverse: Medium branch. Berries around the cornuscopia: 6 at left, 8 above and 4 at right Reverse: 16 pair of leaves; without dot after "S"	Detail
N/L	mpc0.25r-da02v6	1830	(Inc. above)	Variety "f" according to Thomas Stohr. Obverse: Berries around the cornuscopia: 4 at left, 3 above and 5 at right. "18" and "30" very apart Reverse: 15 pair of leaves, without dot after "C" and "S"	Detail
N/L	mpc0.25r-da02v7	1830	(Inc. above)	Variety "g" according to Thomas Stohr. Obverse: "18" and "30" separated by a dot	Detail

Legend

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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 2001-2014 (8th edition - 2014)

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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