Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
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Varieties of 421
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 A, Type B Design B, Type A Design C, Type A
Varieties of 421 Varieties of 781 Varieties of 931

421

mpc1r-aa01 mpc1r-aa01v2 mpc1r-aa01v3 mpc1r-aa01v4

721

mpc1r-aa03

781

mpc1r-aa04 mpc1r-aa04v2

931

mpc1r-aa05 mpc1r-aa05v2
Obverse
Piece mpc1r-aa01v4 (Obverse)
Photograph credits: Stacks & Bowers
Reverse
Piece mpc1r-aa01v4 (Reverse)
Photograph credits: Stacks & Bowers
Photographic Contribution
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Characteristics from Design A, Type A
  • Identification Code: mpc1r-aa
  • General: Irregular shape.
  • Obverse: Two pillars of Hercules with capitals on the top, both pillars are cut by three horizontal lines, providing three rows of legends in three parts. In the center of the first row appears the denomination value "1" with "L" at left and "M" at right; in the second row appers "PLV", "SVL" and "TRA"; in the third row appears "M", year and "L".
  • Reverse: Allegorical spanish arms created by Jerusalem potent cross, which lions and castles appear alternately inside each cuadrant. Each quadrant is closed by arcs. On the left and right of the cross, appears "L" and "M".
  • Common name: Cob coins
  • Note: These cob coins belongs to the "Imitation" group. The date is not the real issue date
  • Composition: Silver
  • Weight: 2.4 - 3 Grams
Characteristics
  • Identification Code: mpc1r-aa01v4
  • Date: 421
  • Mintage: Unknown.
  • Minter: Unknown
  • Note: Variety "d" according to Thomas Stohr.
    Potent #3
    Lion #2
    Castle #2
    Arches #6
    Capitals #1
    Waves #1
    Adornments #1
Identification in other catalogs
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)
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