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1/4 Real Gran Colombia - Republican coinage
| Issuer | Gran Colombia |
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| Year | 1829-1830 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays the denomination fraction '1/4' in upright Latin numerals flanked by the mint initial 'C' to the left and 'S' (for reales) to the right, with the assayer's initial 'A' below, all set within a wreath of stylized oak or laurel leaves and berries that encircles the entire design area. A reeded or beaded inner border separates the wreath from the milled outer rim. The lettering is bold and well-centred for the small flan, reflecting the standard typology of Gran Colombian fractional silver coinage struck at Caracas. |
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Gran Colombia — the short-lived federation uniting present-day Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Panama — was already dissolving when these pieces were struck. Bolívar's resignation came in 1830, the same year Venezuela and Ecuador formally seceded. Coins from 1829–1830 were minted against a backdrop of institutional collapse, and production at the Bogotá mint reflected it: runs were inconsistent, dies were reused beyond their useful life, and quality control was essentially absent.
The federation ceased to exist entirely by December 1830.