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1/2 Real Pre-republican - Cundinamarca
| Issuer | Cundinamarca, State of |
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| Year | 1814 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Facing left truncated bust of Liberty wearing a feathered crown, her hair rendered in loose strands falling behind the neck, set within an open field. The circular legend LIBERTAD AMERICANA surrounds the effigy, with the date 1814 appearing in the lower exergual area flanked by two small pellets. The portrayal of Liberty as an indigenous-crowned figure is emblematic of the nascent Colombian republican iconography of the independence era. |
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Cundinamarca declared itself an independent state in 1811 under its own constitution, predating the broader confederation that would eventually become Gran Colombia. This half real was struck during a period of acute monetary instability, when royalist forces still controlled significant parts of New Granada and the nascent republican administration was scrambling to establish functional institutions — including a mint capable of supplying small-denomination silver for daily commerce.
The KM#D3 designation places this among the provisional pre-republican issues, distinct from later Cundinamarca types. The 1814 date falls just one year before the Spanish Reconquista under Morillo swept through the region and temporarily extinguished independent minting entirely.