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1/4 Real 'Quarto/Quartilla'
| Issuer | State of Durango |
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| Year | 1872 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts the Mexican eagle displayed, perched atop a cactus growing from a rocky outcrop surrounded by water, with wings spread and head turned to the left in the national heraldic tradition. The eagle clutches a serpent in its beak, rendered in moderate relief with fine feather detailing. An olive or laurel branch frames the base of the cactus device. The circular legend ESTADO DE DURANGO arcs along the upper periphery in incuse Latin characters. The field is flat and unadorned. |
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| Edge | Ornamented with arc and dot pattern |
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Durango's copper fractional issues of the 1870s filled a chronic gap in small-denomination coinage that federal mints in Mexico City and Guanajuato showed little interest in closing. The state issued these pieces under local authority precisely because the working poor had almost no access to silver coins small enough for everyday transactions — vendors were routinely cutting coins or reverting to barter in municipal markets.
KM#350 is frequently encountered with heavy verdigris from prolonged contact with damp soil, consistent with a denomination that circulated hard and low before being lost or discarded rather than saved.