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1/4 Real 'Cuartillo' Pre-republican - Cundinamarca
| Issuer | Cundinamarca, State of |
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| Year | 1814-1815 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | A Phrygian liberty cap, symbol of republican freedom, is depicted in bold low relief at the center of the field, rendered in a rudimentary hand-engraved style consistent with the emergency coinage of the early Colombian independence period. The denomination numerals '1' and '4' flank the cap to the left and right respectively, forming the fraction 1/4. The date '1814' is inscribed in large numerals along the lower portion of the field beneath the cap. No outer legend is present; the design is contained within a plain border. |
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| Reverse lettering | 1 / 4 1814 |
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Cundinamarca declared itself an independent republic in 1811 under its own constitution — notably separate from, and briefly in political rivalry with, the United Provinces of New Granada. This cuartillo was struck during that fragile window of autonomous governance, before the reconquista campaigns of Pablo Morillo swept through the region and extinguished the patriot mints. The Bogotá facility producing these pieces was improvised and inconsistently supplied, which accounts for the erratic fineness and weight variation documented across the Hernández specimens.