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

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Photographic reference

Obverse

Piece mpc2r-ba05v5 (Obverse)
Photo from piece mpc2r-ba05v5: Coin from the Province of Caracas. 2 Reales. Design B, Type A. Date 1821 BS. Variety #5
Photograph credits: Heritage Auction Galleries

Reverse

Piece mpc2r-ba05v5 (Reverse)
Photo from piece mpc2r-ba05v5: Coin from the Province of Caracas. 2 Reales. Design B, Type A. Date 1821 BS. Variety #5
Photograph credits: Heritage Auction Galleries

Characteristics

  • Identification Code: mpc2r-ba
  • General: Circular shape.
  • Obverse: Dentacles beading with no rim. 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 "2", in the second row appers "PLV", "SVL" and "TRA"; in the third row appears "B.", year and "S." (B.S. means the engraver Bartolomé Salinas). In the bottom appears "CARACAS" and below some wavelines which represents the sea.
  • Reverse: 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 "F" and "7", meaning Ferdinand VII. In the top and bottom of the cross appears "2".
  • Common name: Morillera
  • Circulation: This was a royalist coinage.
  • Composition: Silver
  • Weight: 4.3 - 5.3 Grams
  • Module: 23 mm
  • Thickness: 25 mm

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Issues

SCWC Piece Code Date Mintage Note
C6.1mpc2r-ba011817 BS76,000Variety "a" according to Thomas Stohr. Obverse: without "A" in "PLV-SVL-TRA". "B" and "S" large without dot.
Waves #1
Castle #1
Lion #1
Arches #1
Detail x
C6.2mpc2r-ba01v21817 BS(Inc. above)Lion/Castle transposedDetail x
N/Lmpc2r-ba01v31817 BS(Inc. above)Variety "b" according to Thomas Stohr. Obverse: "B" and "S" small without dot.
Waves #2
Castle #1
Lion #1
Arches #1
Detail x
N/Lmpc2r-ba01v41817 BS(Inc. above)Variety "c" according to Thomas Stohr.
Waves #3
Castle #1
Lion #1
Arches #1
Detail x
N/Lmpc2r-ba01v51817 BS(Inc. above)Variety "d" according to Thomas Stohr. Reverse: "7" with ordinal "o".
Waves #3
Castle #1
Lion #1
Arches #1
Detail x
N/Lmpc2r-ba01v61817 BS(Inc. above)Variety "e" according to Thomas Stohr.
Waves #4
Castle #1
Lion #1
Arches #1
Detail x
N/Lmpc2r-ba01v71817 BS(Inc. above)Variety "f" according to Thomas Stohr. Obverse: without "A" in "PLV-SVL-TRA" and "7" over column.
Waves #4
Castle #1
Lion #2
Arches #1
Detail x
C6.1mpc2r-ba021818 BS777,000Variety "a" according to Thomas Stohr. Obverse: without "A" in "PLV-SVL-TRA". Large date.
Waves #4
Castle #1
Lion #2
Arches #2
Detail x
C6.2mpc2r-ba02v21818 BS(Inc. above)Obverse: without "A" in "PLV-SVL-TRA". Reverse: Lion/Castle transposed
Waves #4
Castle #2
Lion #3
Arches #5
Detail x
N/Lmpc2r-ba02v31818 BS(Inc. above)Variety "b" according to Thomas Stohr. Obverse: without "A" in "PLV-SVL-TRA". Medium date.
Waves #4
Castle #1
Lion #2
Arches #2
Detail x
N/Lmpc2r-ba02v41818 BS(Inc. above)Variety "c" according to Thomas Stohr. Obverse: without "A" in "TRA". Large date.
Waves #4
Castle #1
Lion #2
Arches #3
Detail x
N/Lmpc2r-ba02v51818 BS(Inc. above)Variety "d" according to Thomas Stohr. Obverse: without "A" in "PLV-SVL-TRA". Medium date.
Waves #3
Castle #1
Lion #2
Arches #3
Detail x
N/Lmpc2r-ba02v61818 BS(Inc. above)Variety "e" according to Thomas Stohr. Obverse: without "A" in "TRA". "S.B" instead of "B.S.".
Waves #4
Castle #1
Lion #2
Arches #2
Detail x
N/Lmpc2r-ba02v71818 BS(Inc. above)Variety "f" according to Thomas Stohr. Obverse: without "A" in "PLV-SVL-TRA".
Waves #4
Castle #1
Lion #2
Arches #4
Detail x
N/Lmpc2r-ba02v81818 BS(Inc. above)Variety "g" according to Thomas Stohr. Obverse: without "A" in "PLV-SVL-TRA". "S.B" instead of "B.S."
Waves #4
Castle #1
Lion #2
Arches #4
Detail x
N/Lmpc2r-ba02v91818 BS(Inc. above)Variety "h" according to Thomas Stohr. Obverse: without "A" in "PLV-SVL-TRA".
Waves #4
Castle #1
Lion #3
Arches #2
Detail x
N/Lmpc2r-ba02v101818 BS(Inc. above)Variety "i" according to Thomas Stohr. Obverse: without "A" in "TRA". "S.B" instead of "B.S."
Waves #4
Castle #1
Lion #3
Arches #2
Detail x
N/Lmpc2r-ba02v111818 BS(Inc. above)Variety "j" according to Thomas Stohr. Obverse: without "A" in "PLV-SVL-TRA". Large "7".
Waves #4
Castle #1
Lion #4
Arches #3
Detail x
C6.1mpc2r-ba031819 BS1,450,000Variety "a" according to Thomas Stohr. Obverse: without "A" in "PLV-SVL-TRA".
Waves #4
Castle #1
Lion #2
Arches #2
Detail x
N/Lmpc2r-ba03v21819 BS(Inc. above)Variety "b" according to Thomas Stohr. Obverse: without "A" in "PLV-SVL-TRA". "9" over "8".
Waves #4
Castle #1
Lion #2
Arches #2
Detail x
N/Lmpc2r-ba03v31819 BS(Inc. above)Variety "c" according to Thomas Stohr. Obverse: without "A" in "PLV-SVL-TRA". "B S" without dot.
Waves #4
Castle #1
Lion #2
Arches #2
Detail x
N/Lmpc2r-ba03v41819 BS(Inc. above)Variety "d" according to Thomas Stohr. Obverse: without "A" in "PLV-SVL-TRA".
Waves #4
Castle #2
Lion #3
Arches #5
Detail x
N/Lmpc2r-ba03v51819 BS(Inc. above)Variety "e" according to Thomas Stohr. Obverse: without "A" in "PLV-SVL-TRA".
Waves #4
Castle #2
Lion #3
Arches #2
Detail x
C6.1mpc2r-ba041820 BS755,000Variety "a" according to Thomas Stohr.
Waves #5
Castle #1
Lion #4
Arches #2
Detail x
C6.2mpc2r-ba04v21820 BS(Inc. above)Variety "c" according to Thomas Stohr. Reverse: Lion/Castle transposed.
Waves #5
Castle #1
Lion #3
Arches #5
Detail x
N/Lmpc2r-ba04v31820 BS(Inc. above)Variety "b" according to Thomas Stohr. Obverse: "0" over the column.
Waves #5
Castle #1
Lion #4
Arches #2
Detail x
N/Lmpc2r-ba04v41820 BS(Inc. above)Variety "d" according to Thomas Stohr. Reverse: Lion/Castle transposed.
Waves #6
Castle #2
Lion #3
Arches #5
Detail x
N/Lmpc2r-ba04v51820 BS(Inc. above)Variety "e" according to Thomas Stohr. Reverse: Lion/Castle transposed.
Waves #7
Castle #2
Lion #3
Arches #5
Detail x
N/Lmpc2r-ba04v61820 BS(Inc. above)Variety "f" according to Thomas Stohr. Obverse: Inverted "1". Reverse: Lion/Castle transposed.
Waves #7
Castle #2
Lion #3
Arches #5
Detail x
N/Lmpc2r-ba04v71820 BS(Inc. above)Variety "g" according to Thomas Stohr. Obverse: ".S" instead of "S.". Reverse: Lion/Castle transposed.
Waves #7
Castle #2
Lion #3
Arches #5
Detail x
C6.1mpc2r-ba051821 BS110,000Variety "e" according to Thomas Stohr. Obverse: Inverted "1".
Waves #7
Castle #2
Lion #3
Arches #2
Detail x
C6.2mpc2r-ba05v21821 BS(Inc. above)Variety "d" according to Thomas Stohr. Obverse: without "A" in "PLV-SVL-TRA". Reverse: Lion/Castle transposed.
Waves #7
Castle #2
Lion #3
Arches #5
Detail x
N/Lmpc2r-ba05v31821 BS(Inc. above)Variety "b" according to Thomas Stohr. Obverse: "CARCAS" instead of "CARACAS". Inverted "1". Reverse: Lion/Castle transposed.
Waves #7
Castle #2
Lion #3
Arches #5
Detail x
N/Lmpc2r-ba05v41821 BS(Inc. above)Variety "c" according to Thomas Stohr. Obverse: Small "s" in "CARACAS". Inverted "1". Reverse: Lion/Castle transposed.
Waves #7
Castle #2
Lion #3
Arches #5
Detail x
N/Lmpc2r-ba05v51821 BS(Inc. above)Variety "a" according to Thomas Stohr. Obverse: Inverted "1". Reverse: Lion/Castle transposed.
Waves #7
Castle #2
Lion #3
Arches #5
Detail x

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