Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
2 Centavos Pattern, Antioquia
| Issuer | Republic of Colombia |
|---|---|
| Year | 1890 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Peso decimalized (1847-date) |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Central field bears the Colombian national coat of arms depicted as a shield divided into three horizontal sections: the upper section features a condor and a pomegranate plant flanked by cornucopiae, the middle section shows the Isthmus of Panama with a sailing vessel, and the lower section displays two sailing ships on the sea. The shield is rendered in fine engraved detail without surrounding supporters. The circular legend REPUBLICA DE COLOMBIA arcs across the upper periphery, with the date 1890 positioned in the lower field beneath the shield. The coin's rim is defined by a toothed border. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | ESTADO SOBo DE ANTIOQUIA DOS CENTAVOS |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Antioquia's attempts at regional coinage in the late nineteenth century stem from chronic shortages of small denomination currency in Colombia's interior provinces, where federal supply was consistently inadequate for local commerce. This 1890 copper pattern was never authorized for circulation — it remained a proposal, almost certainly produced in limited quantities to demonstrate viability to authorities who ultimately declined to act on it.
The X# prefix in Krause's pattern listings confirms its unofficial status. KM#Pn29a suggests at least one variant exists in the series, likely differing in metal or weight.