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1 Décimo
| Issuer | Republic of New Granada |
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| Year | 1853-1858 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts two crossed cornucopias overflowing with fruit and produce, with a pomegranate plant rising between them at center, symbolizing the abundance of New Granada. The design is rendered in moderately high relief against a smooth field. The legend NUEVA GRANADA curves along the left and upper periphery in bold serif capitals, while the date appears in the lower exergual area. The entire design is enclosed within a finely beaded inner border. |
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| Obverse lettering | NUEVA GRANADA 1853 |
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The Republic of New Granada — the political entity that preceded the Granadine Confederation of 1858 — issued this décimo as part of a decimal coinage reform that broke decisively from the colonial real system. The reform, driven largely by liberal economic factions in Bogotá, was modeled on the French decimal framework and passed in 1847, though actual production lagged by several years as the Medellín and Bogotá mints struggled with new tooling and inconsistent silver supplies from domestic mines.
The Medellín mint in particular drew on locally produced Antioquian silver, which periodically caused fineness irregularities across the run.