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¼ Real 10 Pointed Sun
| Issuer | Córdoba (Argentine provinces) |
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| Year | 1853-1854 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | The denomination is expressed as a fraction within the central field: the numeral '1' appears above a horizontal dividing bar, with the numeral '4' below, forming the fraction 1/4 (one quarter real). The field is unlettered and the entire design is enclosed within a beaded border running along the coin's periphery. |
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| Reverse description | A radiant sun with a human face occupies the central field, displaying ten pointed rays alternating in straight and wavy form — the distinctive 10-pointed sun type of the Córdoba provincial coinage. The anthropomorphic solar disc features rudimentary facial features including eyes, nose, and mouth in low relief. The design fills most of the field and is enclosed by a beaded border, with no surrounding legend. |
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Córdoba's fractional coinage of the early 1850s emerged from a provincial monetary system that had operated in near-total isolation from Buenos Aires for decades — a product of the fierce federalist-unitarian conflicts that fragmented Argentine monetary policy long after independence. The 10-pointed sun variant distinguishes this from the otherwise similar KM#33.1 type, a detail that reflects inconsistent die production at the Casa de Moneda de Córdoba rather than any deliberate policy change.
By 1854, confederation-era pressures were already pushing Argentina toward monetary unification, and provincial minting at Córdoba would not survive the decade.