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4 Reales Rafael Carrera
| Issuer | Guatemala |
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| Year | 1863-1866 |
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| Composition | Silver (.903) (Copper .097) |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed portrait bust of Rafael Carrera facing left, rendered in high relief with fine detailing of the hair and short beard. The engraver's signature FRENER appears in small incuse letters at the base of the neck truncation, accompanied by a small decorative device. A circular Latin legend surrounds the effigy, running from lower left to upper right along the beaded border. The field is smooth and unadorned, allowing the portrait to dominate the design. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The arms of the Republic of Guatemala occupy the central field, featuring a shield charged with a quetzal bird perched before a mountain landscape beneath a radiant sun, flanked by two crossed rifles with bayonets and two crossed swords, supported by laurel and olive branches tied with a ribbon bearing the motto REPUBLICA DE GUATEMALA. Two cornucopias flank the shield, inscribed GUATEMALA and PROTECTION respectively. Along the lower exergue, the fineness designation, denomination CUATRO Rs., date, and assayer's initial are inscribed in a straight line within the beaded border. |
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