Coins from the Province of Caracas : 2 Reales (Peseta) - Design A, Type B : Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

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Photographic reference

Obverse

Photo from piece mpc2r-ab01: Coin from the Province of Caracas. 2 Reales. Design A, Type B. Date 186 (1816)
Photograph credits: American Numismatic Society

Reverse

Photo from piece mpc2r-ab01: Coin from the Province of Caracas. 2 Reales. Design A, Type B. Date 186 (1816)
Photograph credits: American Numismatic Society

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
C13.2	mpc2r-ab04	1816	-	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	Detail
N/L	mpc2r-ab04v2	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 #15 Adornments #1 Adornments #3	Detail
N/L	mpc2r-ab04v3	1816	-	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	Detail
N/L	mpc2r-ab04v4	1816	-	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	Detail
C13.2	mpc2r-ab05	1817	-	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	Detail
N/L	mpc2r-ab05v2	1817	-	Variety "a" according to Thomas Stohr. Reverse with M-L. Adornments type 3 above "2" on the reverse. Potent #5 Lion #2 Castle #5 Arches #3 Capitals #2 Waves #23 Adornments #1 Adornments #3	Detail
N/L	mpc2r-ab05v3	1817	-	Variety "b" according to Thomas Stohr. Potent #4 Lion #2 Castle #4 Arches #3 Capitals #2 Waves #23 Adornments #1 Adornments #3	Detail
N/L	mpc2r-ab05v4	1817	-	Variety "c" according to Thomas Stohr. Potent #4 Lion #2 Castle #4 Arches #3 Capitals #2 Waves #20 Adornments #1 Adornments #3	Detail
N/L	mpc2r-ab05v5	1817	-	Variety "d" according to Thomas Stohr. 2 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	Detail
N/L	mpc2r-ab05v6	1817	-	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	Detail
N/L	mpc2r-ab05v7	1817	-	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	Detail
N/L	mpc2r-ab05v8	1817	-	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	Detail
N/L	mpc2r-ab05v9	1817	-	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	Detail
N/L	mpc2r-ab05v10	1817	-	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	Detail
N/L	mpc2r-ab05v11	1817	-	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	Detail
N/L	mpc2r-ab05v12	1817	-	Potent #5 Lion #5 Castle #4 Arches #4 Capitals #2 Waves #22 Adornments #1 Adornments #2	Detail
N/L	mpc2r-ab05v13	1817	-	Potent #5 Lion #5 Castle #4 Arches #2 Capitals #2 Waves #22 Adornments #1	Detail
C13.2	mpc2r-ab01	186 (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	Detail
C13.2	mpc2r-ab02	816 (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	Detail
N/L	mpc2r-ab02v2	816 (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	Detail
C13.2	mpc2r-ab03	817 (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	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 2001-2019 (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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