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8 Reales Guatemala
| Issuer | Federal Republic of Central America |
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| Year | 1824-1847 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Central design features a radiant sun with a human face rising above a row of five volcanoes, symbolizing the five states of the Federal Republic of Central America. The volcanoes are depicted in a horizontal range with the sun's rays emanating prominently above. A circular legend surrounds the central device, with the date inscribed in the exergue or along the lower portion of the coin. The overall composition is rendered in a classical republican artistic style characteristic of early Central American coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | •REPUBLICA DEL CENTRO DE AMERICA• 1841 (Translation: Central America Republic 1841) |
| Reverse description | A ceiba tree occupies the central field, dividing the denomination expressed as '8 R' on either side. The outer circle bears the republican motto in Latin. Along the lower portion of the reverse, the mint mark (NG for Nueva Guatemala), assayer's initials, and the fineness designation are inscribed, providing essential assay and mint attribution data. The design follows standard Spanish colonial and early republican coinage conventions, with a bold, clearly struck central device flanked by well-defined lettering. |
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