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1/4 Real Republican coinage
| Issuer | Caracas |
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| Year | 1812 |
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| Diameter | 28.16 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central numeral '19' within a radiant sunburst of sixteen alternating long and short rays, symbolizing the date of the Venezuelan declaration of independence on 19 April 1810. The design is set against a plain field, with the rays extending nearly to the beaded border that encircles the entire composition. The overall style is simple and emblematic, consistent with early republican coinage produced under wartime conditions. |
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| Reverse description | The denomination '1/4 DE REAL' and date '1812' are displayed in three lines within an olive or laurel wreath, the branches tied at the base. The wreath encircles the central inscriptions and is itself surrounded by a beaded border. The lettering is bold and simply rendered, in keeping with the utilitarian character of this emergency republican issue struck in Caracas during the Venezuelan War of Independence. |
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Caracas issued this coin in the middle of a war. The First Venezuelan Republic was collapsing under royalist military pressure in 1812 — the same year a catastrophic earthquake struck on Holy Thursday, killing thousands and being immediately weaponized by royalist clergy as divine punishment for the independence movement. That the mint functioned at all is notable. Miranda would surrender to Monteverde in July.