Colombia 1848 1/20 real

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The specimens shown are a decimo and half decimo de real from 1847-48, one of Colombia's first attempts to issue copper coins since the emergency issues of the 1820's. They were minted in London and had a face value of one-half centavo of a peso. It was not a success, as no further base metal coins were issued until the 1870's.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5 g, copper, 23.5 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: Restr-170, KM 101.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Restrepo, Jorge Emilio, Monedas de Colombia, 1619-2006, Medellin, Colombia: Impresiones Rojo, 2006.

Links to:

• 1847 1/20 real
• 1847 1/10 real
• 1848 decimo de real
• 1848-B ¼ real
• 1848-B 2 reales
• 1848 10 reales
• 1848-B 16 pesos
• 1849-B 2 reales
• Coins and currency dated 1848
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