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1/2 Real 8 Pointed Sun
| Issuer | Córdoba |
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| Year | 1850-1854 |
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| Value | 1/2 Real |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts a radiant sun with a stylised human face in relief, surrounded by eight pointed rays alternating with shorter straight rays, forming a star-like solar emblem emblematic of the Argentine May Sun. The peripheral legend CONFEDERADA arcs across the upper field, with the assayer initial 'D.' appearing to the lower right, and the mint mark '9.' to the lower left of the solar device. The date of issue appears in large numerals along the lower arc of the coin, within a beaded border. The overall composition reflects the iconographic tradition of the Argentine Confederation period. |
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Córdoba province struck its own fractional silver during the early 1850s under the authority of the Argentine Confederation, a period when no unified national coinage existed and individual provinces maintained independent monetary operations. The eight-pointed sun device tied the issue visually to the broader federalist symbolism circulating across the Río de la Plata region, though Córdoba's coins remained largely parochial in circulation — absorbed into local commerce and rarely traveling far.
The range of CJ references assigned to this type reflects documented die and date varieties across the emission's four-year span, a product of inconsistent provincial minting conditions rather than deliberate design revision.