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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 A, Type B Design A, Type C Design B, Type A Design C, Type A
Varieties of 1816 Varieties of 1817 Varieties of 816 (1816)
Obverse
Piece mpc2r-ab05v13 (Obverse)
Photo from piece mpc2r-ab05v13: Design A, Type B. Date 1817. Variety #13
Photograph credits: Tauler & Fau
Reverse
Piece mpc2r-ab05v13 (Reverse)
Photo from piece mpc2r-ab05v13: Design A, Type B. Date 1817. Variety #13
Photograph credits: Tauler & Fau
Characteristics
  • Identification Code: mpc2r-ab
  • General: Round shape
  • Obverse: Similar design as Design A, Type A 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 "2" 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: Similar design as Design A, Type A Dentacles beading with no rim. 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". In the top and bottom of the cross appears "2".
  • Note: These cob coins belongs to the Adaptation group
  • Composition: Silver
  • Weight: 4.5 - 5.8 Grams
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Issues
SCWC Piece Code Date Mintage
Note
C13.2mpc2r-ab04 Entry with photo1816-
Variety "c" according to Thomas Stohr. Obverse with M-L / L-M. Reverse with M-L.
Potent #5
Lion #4
Castle #4
Arches #3
Capitals #2
Waves #17
Adornments #1
Adornments #3
Adornments Type 1
Adornments Type 3
N/Lmpc2r-ab04v2 Entry without photo1816-
Variety "a" according to Thomas Stohr. Obverse with M-L / L-M. Reverse with M-L.
Potent #4
Lion #4
Castle #4
Arches #3
Capitals #2
Waves #15
Adornments #1
Adornments #3
Adornments Type 1
Adornments Type 3
N/Lmpc2r-ab04v3 Entry without photo1816-
Variety "b" according to Thomas Stohr. Obverse with M-L / L-M. Reverse with M-L.
Potent #5
Lion #4
Castle #4
Arches #3
Capitals #2
Waves #16
Adornments #1
Adornments #3
Adornments Type 1
Adornments Type 3
N/Lmpc2r-ab04v4 Entry without photo1816-
Variety "d" according to Thomas Stohr. Obverse with M-L / L-M. Reverse with M-L.
Potent #4
Lion #4
Castle #4
Arches #3
Capitals #2
Waves #22
Adornments #1
Adornments #3
Adornments Type 1
Adornments Type 3
C13.2mpc2r-ab05 Entry with photo1817-
Variety "k" according to Thomas Stohr. Obverse with M-L / L-M. Reverse with M-L.
Potent #5
Lion #4
Castle #4
Arches #3
Capitals #2
Waves #16
Adornments #1
Adornments #3
Adornments Type 1
Adornments Type 3
N/Lmpc2r-ab05v2 Entry without photo1817-
Variety "a" according to Thomas Stohr. Reverse with M-L. .
Reverse: Adornments type 3 above "2" on the reverse.
Potent #5
Lion #2
Castle #5
Arches #3
Capitals #2
Waves #23
Adornments #1
Adornments #3
Adornments Type 1
Adornments Type 3
N/Lmpc2r-ab05v3 Entry without photo1817-
Variety "b" according to Thomas Stohr.
Potent #4
Lion #2
Castle #4
Arches #3
Capitals #2
Waves #23
Adornments #1
Adornments #3
Adornments Type 1
Adornments Type 3
N/Lmpc2r-ab05v4 Entry with photo1817-
Variety "c" according to Thomas Stohr.
Potent #4
Lion #2
Castle #4
Arches #3
Capitals #2
Waves #20
Adornments #1
Adornments #3
Adornments Type 1
Adornments Type 3
N/Lmpc2r-ab05v5 Entry without photo1817-
Variety "d" according to Thomas Stohr. 2 .
Reverse: Adornments type 3 next to "2" on the reverse.
Potent #5
Lion #2
Castle #5
Arches #3
Capitals #2
Waves #23
Adornments #1
Adornments #3
Adornments Type 1
Adornments Type 3
N/Lmpc2r-ab05v6 Entry without photo1817-
Variety "e" according to Thomas Stohr. Reverse with M-L.
Potent #4
Lion #2
Castle #5
Arches #3
Capitals #2
Waves #17
Adornments #1
Adornments #3
Adornments #4
Adornments Type 1
Adornments Type 3
Adornments Type 4
N/Lmpc2r-ab05v7 Entry without photo1817-
Variety "f" according to Thomas Stohr. Obverse with M-L / L-M. Reverse with M-L.
Potent #4
Lion #4
Castle #4
Arches #3
Capitals #2
Waves #18
Adornments #1
N/Lmpc2r-ab05v8 Entry without photo1817-
Variety "g" according to Thomas Stohr. Obverse with M-L / L-M. Reverse with M-L.
Potent #4
Lion #4
Castle #4
Arches #3
Capitals #2
Waves #23
Adornments #1
Adornments #2
Adornments Type 1
Adornments Type 2
N/Lmpc2r-ab05v9 Entry without photo1817-
Variety "h" according to Thomas Stohr. Obverse with M-L / L-M. Reverse with M-L.
Potent #4
Lion #4
Castle #4
Arches #3
Capitals #2
Waves #23
N/Lmpc2r-ab05v10 Entry with photo1817-
Variety "i" according to Thomas Stohr. Obverse with M-L / L-M. Reverse with M-L.
Potent #5
Lion #4
Castle #4
Arches #3
Capitals #2
Waves #21
Adornments #1
Adornments #3
Adornments Type 1
Adornments Type 3
N/Lmpc2r-ab05v11 Entry without photo1817-
Variety "j" according to Thomas Stohr. Obverse with M-L / L-M. Reverse with M-L.
Potent #4
Lion #4
Castle #4
Arches #3
Capitals #2
Waves #19
Adornments #1
Adornments #3
Adornments Type 1
Adornments Type 3
N/Lmpc2r-ab05v12 Entry with photo1817-

Potent #5
Lion #5
Castle #4
Arches #4
Capitals #2
Waves #22
Adornments #1
Adornments #2
Adornments Type 1
Adornments Type 2
N/Lmpc2r-ab05v13 Entry with photo1817-

Potent #5
Lion #5
Castle #4
Arches #2
Capitals #2
Waves #22
Adornments #1
C13.2mpc2r-ab01 Entry with photo186 (1816)-
Variety "a" according to Thomas Stohr. Obverse with M-L / L-M. Reverse with M-L.
Potent #4
Lion #4
Castle #4
Arches #4
Capitals #2
Waves #15
Adornments #1
Adornments #3
Adornments Type 1
Adornments Type 3
C13.2mpc2r-ab02 Entry with photo816 (1816)-
Variety "a" according to Thomas Stohr. Obverse with M-L / L-M. Reverse with M-L.
Potent #4
Lion #4
Castle #4
Arches #3
Capitals #2
Waves #16
Adornments #1
Adornments #3
Adornments Type 1
Adornments Type 3
N/Lmpc2r-ab02v2 Entry without photo816 (1816)-
Variety "b" according to Thomas Stohr. Obverse with M-L / L-M. Reverse with M-L.
Potent #4
Lion #4
Castle #4
Arches #3
Capitals #2
Waves #13
Adornments #1
Adornments #3
Adornments Type 1
Adornments Type 3
C13.2mpc2r-ab03 Entry with photo817 (1817)-
Variety "a" according to Thomas Stohr. Obverse with L-M / L-M.
Potent #4
Lion #2
Castle #4
Arches #3
Capitals #2
Waves #22
Adornments #1
Adornments #3
Adornments Type 1
Adornments Type 3
Legend
Piece information
No change
Unconfirmed (C)
Added recently (N)
Deprecated (E)
Updated (A)
Unverified (V)
In revision (R)
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  • Added recently: Piece added since 11 May, 2025
  • Deprecated: Piece deleted and no longer valid.
  • Updated: Piece updated since 11 May, 2025
  • Unverified: Piece that should exists but no verified piece is known.
  • In revision: Catalogued piece that is under revision.

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N/L Not Listed in Standard Catalog of World Coin (SCWC)
XX.XXX.XXX ? Estimated amount, not confirmed
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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