Introduction to Spanish Colonial Colombian Coins

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1 Real Obverse

1810 Popayan mint, 1 Real, worth 1/8 of a dollar (12 1/2 cents) in the early years of the U.S.

Mintmark "P", Assayer JF.

Ferdinand VII of Spain, but shows bust of his father, Charles IV.

Diameter: 22 mm (wide planchet).

1 Real Reverse  

 

1810/9 (overdate) Bogota mint, 1 Real.

Mintmark "NR" (Nuevo Reino), Assayer JF.

Ferdinand VII of Spain. The diameter of the flan for this coin is much smaller than the Popayan coin of the same date (above).

Diameter: 20 mm.

1 Real Obverse
  1 Real Reverse

 

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