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1/4 Real 'Quarto/Quartilla'
| Issuer | State of San Luis Potosí |
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| Year | 1867 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central field features a radiant sunburst design enclosed within an olive and laurel wreath tied at the base. Below the wreath, the denomination fraction 1/4 is inscribed prominently. The date 1867 appears at the bottom of the coin flanked by small star ornaments. The circular legend ESTADO LIBRE Y SOBERANO DE S.L. POTOSI runs along the upper and lateral periphery in raised Latin characters. |
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San Luis Potosí issued this copper fractional piece during one of the most turbulent years in Mexican history — 1867 was the year Maximilian I was executed at Querétaro and the republic under Juárez was formally restored. Individual Mexican states had been striking their own provisional copper coinage for decades, filling the chronic shortage of small change that the federal government consistently failed to address. San Luis Potosí was among the more prolific state issuers, and the quartilla denomination served daily market transactions that silver simply couldn't reach.