2 Reales Honduras

Features

Issuer Federal Republic of Central America
Period Federal Republic (1821-1841)
Type Standard circulation coin
Year 1825
Value 2 Reales
Currency Real (1824-1851)
Composition Silver (.917)
Weight 6.77 g
Diameter 25 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
26386
References KM# 10
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.

Obverse

Radiant sun with face, behind row of five volcanoes. With legend around and date at bottom.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REP.D.CENT.D.AMER.
1825

Translation:
Central American Republic
1825

Reverse

Tree at center divides value. With legend around. Mint, assayer's initial and fineness at bottom.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LIB. CRESC. FEC.
NR.T.11D

Translation:
Free grows fertile.
NR Tegucigalpa 0.916777

Mint

T Casa Nacional de la Moneda, Tegucigalpa, Honduras (1825-1861; 1879-1920)

Comments

Catalogs consider this a Silver 0.903 as most other coins from the epoch; but this coin has a struck fineness on it of 11D (11 Dineros) which 100% silver would be 12 Dineros, so 11/12 = 0.916777 ≈ 0.917 Silver, which was a pretty standard fineness during the epoch as well.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1825 T JD
1825 T NR

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