Coins from the Province of Caracas : 2 Reales : 741 : Design A, Type A

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 A, Type B Design A, Type C Design B, Type A Design C, Type A

142 152 172 174 471 741 751 781

Obverse

Photo from piece mpc2r-aa10: Design A, Type A. Date 741

Reverse

Photo from piece mpc2r-aa10: Design A, Type A. Date 741

Characteristics

Date: 741
General: Irregular shape.
Obverse: 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: 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".
Common name: Cob coins
Note: These cob coins belongs to the "Imitation" group. The date is not the real issue date

Issues

SCWC	Piece Code	Date	Mintage
SCWC	Note
C13.1	mpc2r-aa10	741	-
C13.1	Variety "a" according to Thomas Stohr. Reverse with M-L. Potent #1 Lion #5 Castle #3 Arches #1 Capitals #3 Waves #11 Adornments #1
N/L	mpc2r-aa10v2	741	-
N/L	Variety "b" according to Thomas Stohr. Reverse with M-L. Potent #1 Lion #3 Castle #2 Arches #1 Capitals #3 Waves #11 Adornments #1
N/L	mpc2r-aa10v3	741	-
N/L	Variety "c" according to Thomas Stohr. Lions and Castles rotated 90 degrees. Potent #3 Lion #1 Castle #1 Arches #1 Capitals #3 Waves #11 Adornments #1
N/L	mpc2r-aa10v4	741	-
N/L	Variety "d" according to Thomas Stohr. Potent #1 Lion #3 Castle #2 Arches #1 Capitals #2 Waves #14 Adornments #1