New Granada's gold coinage of this period was struck almost entirely at the Bogotá mint, which operated under chronic production constraints — inadequate equipment, inconsistent bullion supply, and repeated political interruptions during the federalist conflicts that eventually dissolved the republic itself in 1858. The .900 fineness standard adopted here aligned New Granada with broader Latin American monetary conventions rather than reflecting any domestic reform.
KM#120 spans nearly a decade precisely because no single year produced sufficient volume to satisfy commerce.
New Granada's gold coinage of this period was struck almost entirely at the Bogotá mint, which operated under chronic production constraints — inadequate equipment, inconsistent bullion supply, and repeated political interruptions during the federalist conflicts that eventually dissolved the republic itself in 1858. The .900 fineness standard adopted here aligned New Granada with broader Latin American monetary conventions rather than reflecting any domestic reform.
KM#120 spans nearly a decade precisely because no single year produced sufficient volume to satisfy commerce.