Coins from the Province of Caracas : 2 Reales : 1817 : Design A, Type B

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

1816 1817 186 (1816) 816 (1816) 817 (1817)

Obverse

Photo from piece mpc2r-ab05v12: Design A, Type B. Date 1817. Variety #12
Photograph credits: Numisur

Reverse

Photo from piece mpc2r-ab05v12: Design A, Type B. Date 1817. Variety #12
Photograph credits: Numisur

Characteristics

Date: 1817
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

Issues

SCWC	Piece Code	Date	Mintage
SCWC	Note
C13.2	mpc2r-ab05	1817	-
C13.2	Variety "k" according to Thomas Stohr. Obverse with M-L / L-M. Reverse with M-L. Potent #5 Lion #4 Castle #4 Arches #3 Capitals #2 Waves #16 Adornments #1 Adornments #3
N/L	mpc2r-ab05v2	1817	-
N/L	Variety "a" according to Thomas Stohr. Reverse with M-L. . Reverse: Adornments type 3 above "2" on the reverse. Potent #5 Lion #2 Castle #5 Arches #3 Capitals #2 Waves #23 Adornments #1 Adornments #3
N/L	mpc2r-ab05v3	1817	-
N/L	Variety "b" according to Thomas Stohr. Potent #4 Lion #2 Castle #4 Arches #3 Capitals #2 Waves #23 Adornments #1 Adornments #3
N/L	mpc2r-ab05v4	1817	-
N/L	Variety "c" according to Thomas Stohr. Potent #4 Lion #2 Castle #4 Arches #3 Capitals #2 Waves #20 Adornments #1 Adornments #3
N/L	mpc2r-ab05v5	1817	-
N/L	Variety "d" according to Thomas Stohr. 2 . Reverse: Adornments type 3 next to "2" on the reverse. Potent #5 Lion #2 Castle #5 Arches #3 Capitals #2 Waves #23 Adornments #1 Adornments #3
N/L	mpc2r-ab05v6	1817	-
N/L	Variety "e" according to Thomas Stohr. Reverse with M-L. Potent #4 Lion #2 Castle #5 Arches #3 Capitals #2 Waves #17 Adornments #1 Adornments #3 Adornments #4
N/L	mpc2r-ab05v7	1817	-
N/L	Variety "f" 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 #18 Adornments #1
N/L	mpc2r-ab05v8	1817	-
N/L	Variety "g" 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 #23 Adornments #1 Adornments #2
N/L	mpc2r-ab05v9	1817	-
N/L	Variety "h" 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 #23
N/L	mpc2r-ab05v10	1817	-
N/L	Variety "i" according to Thomas Stohr. Obverse with M-L / L-M. Reverse with M-L. Potent #5 Lion #4 Castle #4 Arches #3 Capitals #2 Waves #21 Adornments #1 Adornments #3
N/L	mpc2r-ab05v11	1817	-
N/L	Variety "j" 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 #19 Adornments #1 Adornments #3
N/L	mpc2r-ab05v12	1817	-
N/L	Potent #5 Lion #5 Castle #4 Arches #4 Capitals #2 Waves #22 Adornments #1 Adornments #2
N/L	mpc2r-ab05v13	1817	-
N/L	Potent #5 Lion #5 Castle #4 Arches #2 Capitals #2 Waves #22 Adornments #1