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1 Peso
| Issuer | Republic of New Granada |
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| Year | 1855-1858 |
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| Value | 1 Peso (1 COP) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the arms of the Republic of New Granada at center, comprising a quartered shield with a Phrygian liberty cap over a striped field in the upper quarter, a sailing vessel and coastline in the lower quarter, and flanking cornucopiae; the shield is surmounted by a condor with wings displayed and a ribbon bearing the motto LIBERTAD I ORDEN in its beak. The shield is supported on either side by draped flags. The circular legend REPUBLICA DE LA NUEVA GRANADA runs along the periphery, with the date flanked by pellets positioned at the base of the design. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DE LA NUEVA GRANADA LIBERTAD I ORDEN 1858 |
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New Granada's short-lived republican coinage was minted under chronic fiscal instability, with the Bogotá mint operating fitfully through the mid-1850s as the country lurched toward the federalist restructuring that would dissolve the republic entirely in 1858 — replaced by the Granadine Confederation. This issue was effectively a transitional relic from the moment it left the dies.
Hernández documents two distinct varieties across this emission, likely reflecting successive assayer changes at Bogotá rather than any policy shift.