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<p>[QUOTE="jgenn, post: 2992024, member: 78525"]Since my numismatic focus is on 8 reales of the Spanish Empire, I have also collected some of the early types of 8 reales from the newly independent republics. My last one to feature in this thread is an early and scarce 8 reales type from the <i>República de Colombia</i> that existed from 1819-1831. It was formed from Spanish Viceroyalty of New Granada that included the territories of present-day Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Panama, northern Peru, western Guyana and northwest Brazil. Today it is often referred to as Gran Colombia to differentiate from the official name of the modern nation of Colombia.</p><p><br /></p><p>There were several issues from 1819 to 1821 using the same design motif; native bust in feather headdress on obverse and pomegranate (the symbol of the Spanish province of Granada) on reverse. They show the value of 8 reales, however these were significantly debased from the Spanish standard, weighing 23 grams and only 66.6% silver.</p><p><br /></p><p>My example is pretty well worn and is the type with the Republica de Colombia and Cundinamarca legends but without mintmark, although it was most likely issued from the principal mint in Cundinamarca Department, Santa Fe de Bogotá. Later issues would include the Ba mint mark.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]738438[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jgenn, post: 2992024, member: 78525"]Since my numismatic focus is on 8 reales of the Spanish Empire, I have also collected some of the early types of 8 reales from the newly independent republics. My last one to feature in this thread is an early and scarce 8 reales type from the [I]República de Colombia[/I] that existed from 1819-1831. It was formed from Spanish Viceroyalty of New Granada that included the territories of present-day Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Panama, northern Peru, western Guyana and northwest Brazil. Today it is often referred to as Gran Colombia to differentiate from the official name of the modern nation of Colombia. There were several issues from 1819 to 1821 using the same design motif; native bust in feather headdress on obverse and pomegranate (the symbol of the Spanish province of Granada) on reverse. They show the value of 8 reales, however these were significantly debased from the Spanish standard, weighing 23 grams and only 66.6% silver. My example is pretty well worn and is the type with the Republica de Colombia and Cundinamarca legends but without mintmark, although it was most likely issued from the principal mint in Cundinamarca Department, Santa Fe de Bogotá. Later issues would include the Ba mint mark. [ATTACH=full]738438[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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