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4 Reales Provisional coinage

Issuer El Salvador
Year 1828
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Diameter 35 mm
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Obverse description Central device depicts a smoking volcano rising above waves at the base, rendered in a simple engraved style characteristic of early Central American provisional coinage. A circular outer legend surrounds the central motif, with the date appearing in the lower portion of the field. The inscription reads MONEDA PROVISIONAL 1828, identifying the piece as a provisional issue of that year.
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Obverse lettering MONEDA • PROVISIONAL • 1828
(Translation: Provisional coin)
Reverse description Central design features a column surmounted by a Liberty cap, with the denomination numeral 4 and the initial R flanking the pillar on either side, all contained within a beaded inner circle. A circular legend surrounds the central device, inscribed POR LA LIBERTAD SALV R. 4., proclaiming the coin's allegiance to Salvadoran liberty. The overall composition reflects the republican iconography common to newly independent Central American states of the 1820s.
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