Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
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  8. 816 (1816)
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Varieties of 816 (1816)
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
Varieties of 1816 Varieties of 1817 Varieties of 816 (1816)

1816

mpc2r-ab04 mpc2r-ab04v2 mpc2r-ab04v3 mpc2r-ab04v4

1817

mpc2r-ab05 mpc2r-ab05v2 mpc2r-ab05v3 mpc2r-ab05v4
mpc2r-ab05v5 mpc2r-ab05v6 mpc2r-ab05v7 mpc2r-ab05v8 mpc2r-ab05v9 mpc2r-ab05v10 mpc2r-ab05v11 mpc2r-ab05v12 mpc2r-ab05v13

186 (1816)

mpc2r-ab01

816 (1816)

mpc2r-ab02 mpc2r-ab02v2

817 (1817)

mpc2r-ab03
Obverse
Piece mpc2r-ab02 (Obverse)
Reverse
Piece mpc2r-ab02 (Reverse)
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Characteristics from Design A, Type B
  • Identification Code: mpc2r-ab
  • General: Round shape
  • Obverse: Similar design as Design A, Type A 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: Similar design as Design A, Type A 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".
  • Note: These cob coins belongs to the Adaptation group
  • Composition: Silver
  • Weight: 4.5 - 5.8 Grams
Characteristics
  • Identification Code: mpc2r-ab02
  • Date: 816 (1816)
  • Mintage: Unknown.
  • Minter: Royal Mint Caracas
  • Note: Variety "a" according to Thomas Stohr. Obverse with M-L / L-M. Reverse with M-L.
    Potent #4
    Lion #4
    Castle #4
    Arches #3
    Capitals #2
    Waves #16
    Adornments #1
    Adornments #3
    Adornments Type 1
    Adornments Type 3
Identification in other catalogs
  • Standard catalog of world coins (SCWC): C13.2
NOTE: The piece identification from the Standard Catalog of World Coin (SCWC) used in this website is updated to: 1801-1900 (7th edition - 2013), 1901-2000 (40th edition - 2013) and 2001-2019 (13th edition - 2019)
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