Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
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Page code mpc0.25r-aa06@
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  8. 1816
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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 B, Type A Design C, Type A Design D, Type A
1802 1804 1805 1813 1814 1816 1817 1818 1821
Obverse
Piece mpc0.25r-aa06v14 (Obverse)
Photo from piece mpc0.25r-aa06v14: Design A, Type A. Date 1816. Variety #14
Photograph credits: numisubastas.com
Reverse
Piece mpc0.25r-aa06v14 (Reverse)
Photo from piece mpc0.25r-aa06v14: Design A, Type A. Date 1816. Variety #14
Photograph credits: numisubastas.com
Characteristics
  • Date: 1816
  • General: Circular shape with plain edge.
  • Obverse: Dentacles beading with no rim. In the center, inside a laurel wreath, a lion holding a dotted or solid oval, with a cross within, which represents the Caracas Arms. In the top, a five points Royal Crowns. Around the perimeter, the legends "CARACAS", "AÑO DE" and the year in the bottom.
  • Reverse: Dentacles beading with no rim. In the top, interlaced trigram with the letters "VNZ" which represents Venezuela. On the top, the ammount "1/4" with each side a laurel wreath ended in the middle of the field.
  • Circulation: This was a royalist coinage.
  • Note: Due to the poor quality of coin minting for that time, the coins classified here contains design variations but mantain the same elements.
Issues
SCWC Piece Code Date Mintage
Note
C2mpc0.25r-aa06 Entry without photo1816750,000
Variety "a" according to Thomas Stohr

Crown #5
Oval #1
Cross #4
Lion #3
Branch #9
Branch #7
N/Lmpc0.25r-aa06v2 Entry without photo1816(Inc. above)
Variety "b" according to Thomas Stohr

Crown #4
Oval #1
Cross #6
Lion #3
Branch #13
Branch #6
N/Lmpc0.25r-aa06v3 Entry with photo1816(Inc. above)
Variety "c" according to Thomas Stohr. dot "1816" on the obverse

Crown #5
Oval #4
Cross #6
Lion #3
Branch #10
Branch #7
N/Lmpc0.25r-aa06v4 Entry without photo1816(Inc. above)
Variety "d" according to Thomas Stohr. dot "1816" on the obverse

Crown #5
Oval #1
Cross #6
Lion #3
Branch #11
Branch #7
N/Lmpc0.25r-aa06v5 Entry without photo1816(Inc. above)
Variety "e" according to Thomas Stohr. dot "1816" on the obverse

Crown #7
Oval #1
Cross #6
Lion #3
Branch #12
Branch #7
N/Lmpc0.25r-aa06v6 Entry without photo1816(Inc. above)
Variety "f" according to Thomas Stohr. dot "1816" on the obverse

Crown #8
Oval #1
Cross #6
Lion #3
Branch #12
Branch #7
N/Lmpc0.25r-aa06v7 Entry with photo1816(Inc. above)
Variety "g" according to Thomas Stohr. dot "1816" on the obverse

Crown #9
Oval #1
Cross #5
Lion #3
Branch #12
Branch #7
N/Lmpc0.25r-aa06v8 Entry without photo1816(Inc. above)
Variety "h" according to Thomas Stohr. dot "1816" on the obverse. "1/4" without "/" on the reverse

Crown #10
Oval #1
Cross #5
Lion #3
Branch #13
Branch #7
N/Lmpc0.25r-aa06v9 Entry with photo1816(Inc. above)
Variety "i" according to Thomas Stohr

Crown #5
Oval #1
Cross #4
Lion #3
Branch #9
Branch #8
N/Lmpc0.25r-aa06v10 Entry with photo1816(Inc. above)
Variety "j" according to Thomas Stohr

Crown #11
Oval #4
Cross #6
Lion #3
Branch #12
Branch #7
N/Lmpc0.25r-aa06v11 Entry without photo1816(Inc. above)
Variety "k" according to Thomas Stohr

Crown #6
Oval #4
Cross #6
Lion #3
Branch #12
Branch #7
N/Lmpc0.25r-aa06v12 Entry with photo1816(Inc. above)

Crown #5
Oval #2
Cross #5
Lion #3
Branch #9
Branch #7
N/Lmpc0.25r-aa06v13 Entry with photo1816(Inc. above)

Crown #24
Oval #3
Cross #7
Lion #6
Branch #19
Branch #7
N/Lmpc0.25r-aa06v14 Entry with photo1816(Inc. above)
Over a patriot coin (Design B, Type A)

Crown #9
Oval #1
Cross #5
Lion #3
Branch #12
Branch #7
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