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8 Reales Counterstamped
| Issuer | República de Colombia |
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| Year | 1820-1821 |
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| Currency | Real (1822-1871) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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In the chaotic first years after independence, the new Colombian republic lacked the infrastructure to mint its own coinage at scale. The solution was crude but functional: existing Spanish colonial 8 reales were counterstamped with a small pomegranate and the text REPÚBLICA DE COLOMBIA, effectively re-legitimizing royalist silver under patriot authority. The practice was concentrated in Bogotá and reflected how thin the republic's monetary administration actually was.
The .666 fineness is notably below the Spanish colonial standard of .896, suggesting these host coins were often debased provincial issues rather than prime Mexico City or Lima strikes.