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8 Reales Popayan
| Issuer | Provincia de Popayán |
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| Year | 1813 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | The plain central field bears the word AÑO in two lines above the date 1813., with a period following the numerals. The circular legend NUEVO REYNO DE GRANADA runs around the periphery, separated by a small rosette ornament at the top. The entire design is enclosed within a boldly milled or grained border. |
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| Mintage | 1813 |
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Popayán's 1813 copper emergency issues emerged from the chaos of New Granada's independence struggle, when royalist and patriot forces repeatedly disrupted the region's silver supply and normal mint operations. The city's famous silver mint — one of the oldest in South America, operating since 1729 — could not function as intended, forcing provisional copper coinage to fill the void.
KM#B3 is among the more elusive of the Popayán emergency types.