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1/2 Real Cartagena
| Issuer | State of Cartagena |
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| Year | 1811-1814 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts a stylized indigenous or allegorical figure in a seated or crouching posture, rendered in a primitive engraving style characteristic of early Colombian revolutionary coinage. The figure is flanked on either side by foliate branches or trees, suggestive of local flora. A beaded or toothed border encircles the entire design. The crude workmanship reflects the emergency nature of this issue struck during the independence period. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears a bold multi-line Latin legend across the central field reading ESTADO DE CARTA GENA, meaning 'State of Cartagena', with the fractional denomination 1/2 inscribed at the top and the date 1812 at the bottom. The lettering is crudely hand-punched in large block capitals, arranged in four lines filling the field. A toothed or reeded border frames the entire reverse. The primitive typographic style is consistent with the emergency coinage produced by the short-lived independent State of Cartagena during the wars of independence. |
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| Reverse lettering | 1/2 ESTADO DE CARTA GENA 1812 |
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