Includes activities under the Patriot government administration, with the coinage, for a brief time, coins with the signs of the new republic in 1812, of 1/8 and 1/4 of real copper and 1/2 and 1
Erected Declared Independence and Sovereign State Venezuela in the July 5, 1811, the Supreme Congress, dated August 27 of that year, issued a “Creation Act of a million dollars in paper money, for the Confederation of Venezuela” tickets created by this law, legal tender, were theoretically backed by national revenues and especially by the Customs and Snuff.
The Supreme Congress of Venezuela issued on October 25, 1811 a law to coin a million pesos in copper coin in order to establish a provisional currency, which activase internal trade and simultaneously to serve the best Issuance and Use
The characteristics that should have these coins were: “on one side will be a condor underfoot the Pillars of Hercules and other royal insignia and the inscription on the reverse FREE AMERICA will be a crown of laurel and oak linked, among whom will be imprinted with letters the value of the currency
The coinage was delayed by the lack of material, forcing the authorities to order the confiscation in 1812 of copper objects to continue the coinage.
Defeated the reoccupied realistic weapons Caracas liberating the August 6, 1813, patriots authorities confronted the problem of shortage of working capital caused by the abandonment of the country of wealthy families who emigrated to the West Indies and took their flow
The July 16, 1814 the royalist forces again occupied Caracas. “peacekeeping” who came to the east coast in April 1815.
By Royal Decree of 13 May 1816 approved the establishment of the Mint of Caracas and be given compliance October 1st this year.
In 1817 he ended the minting of the old style cob two reales and began minting new coins with the legend CARACAS.
In early 1818 were advised to extend the circulation of copper coins that were minted in Caracas, to all the people of the province, although it warned that while these currencies could facilitate treatment and retail shopping was prone to falsification by the
Of the entire series of coins minted in Caracas between 1816 and 1821 pesetas dated 1818 are the most abundant and yet in which major changes are observed.
In 1819 we continued to mint silver coins 2 reales and labored for the first time 4 real.
In the other provinces existing at the time, coin circulation was developed as follows:
Province of Guayana
Incidents of the War of Independence remained isolated for several years to the Province of Guayana rest of the country, so the authorities were forced realistic copper coinage to meet your needs.
Province of Maracaibo and Merida
The advent of new sovereign throne traditionally commemorated with the issuance of coins.
In Maracaibo also carved out a lead medal 3.5 cm.
As for coins minted in the Province of Mérida the only reference we have is what makes the General Soublette in a letter to the Liberator: “… fifty thousand dollars if Captain Bolivar leading currency are minted in Maracaibo and generally called Lanza, your driving is useless because it circulates in the province of Barinas, where it has always been discarded. ”.
Province of Margarita
By joining Margarita Province Independence's statement given on April 19, 1810, it appears that, in the tradition of commemorative coinage, styling sent some pieces celebrating the change of government.
In late 1816 the royalists withdrew from the island of Margarita and it was definitely in the hands of the patriots.
Province of Barinas
The critical situation of the army was led by Páez was exacerbated by the migration of the patriots who sought protection from the leader. “the Yagual” and such was the confidence inspired Paez, the currency was accepted despite its shortcomings, was very useful in the service of the army and of the entire region by the extreme lack of cash.
Emergency Coins
In exercise of its powers, the November 21, 1819 the Liberator ordered emergency measures on coinage, sending reseal and circulating coins accumulated in the Mint of Santa Fe as a resource to address the needs of the army. “chipichipi” whose characteristics were as follows: On one side the head of an Indian with a large tuft of feathers which has been re-stamping on the shield of castles and lions, 1819 AMERICAN FREEDOM primitive legend, the other side is not very clear for the bad print
| Congress Supreme Decree dated 27/08/1811 Venezuela. | Section 1. Section 2. Section 4. Article 11. Article 12. Article 13. Article 16. |
| Congress Supreme Decree dated 25/10/1811 Venezuela. | Coin Act of October 25, 1811 |
| Congress Supremo Agreement dated 27.11.1811 Venezuela. | Law Expands 8/27/1811, authorizing the issuance of 20,000 pesos in notes or bonds Small cardboard actual value of two each and overrides section 13 of the Act in question. |
| Congress Supreme Decree dated 01/31/1812 Venezuela. | The numbering of the bills referred to the Law of 27.08.1811 begin again picking up that have circulated so far. |
| Monteverde side of fecha02/01/1813. | They collect the tickets issued orders according to the decrees of 1811 and 1812 Patriots. |
| Office of Antonio Muñoz Tébar, Minister of Finance dated 27.08.1813. | Copper coinage and silver cob class with the same signs, weight and current law. |
| Office of the Director General of Revenue dated 01.09.1813. | Requests restoring Caracas Mint to coin copper coins and silver outlined in the Office of the Secretary of Finance dated 08.27.1813. |
| Governor of Guayana Application dated 26/10/1813. | Upon making copper pieces and half a pint real until the amount of twenty-five or fifty thousand dollars, or more if necessary. |
| Office of the Director General of Revenue dated 01.15.1814. | Provides that the Holy Church of Caracas delivered to Caracas Mint, jewelry of silver and gold coins that has to make. |
| Office of the City Council dated 19.01.1814. | Notify the Dean of the Holy Church of Caracas on delivery to the Mint Caracas, of silver and gold jewelry that has to make coins. |
| Agreement Guiana Municipal Board dated 03/11/1815 | Proposes the creation of paper money required by the need to provide food and effects of war on the Navy and ground troops. |
| Agreement in the Royal Treasury Board dated 11.13.1816. | On the continuation of provisional coinage copper for the Province of Guayana. |
| Royal Order dated 13.05.1816. | To continue the coinage at the Mint of Caracas, and must have the weight and fineness established and observed in the Royal House of Mexico. |
| Report of the Governor Governor of the Province of Guayana directed to the Court dated 18.06.1816. | Participates being forced by circumstances to make provisional copper coin to replace the silver. |
| Decree of General José Antonio Páez March 1817 | Order delivery of all the money that they had to return them minted emigrants and sealed in Barinas |
| Royal Order dated 12.08.1817. | Order the amortization of copper coins minted by the Province of Guayana. |
| Royal Order dated 09.28.1817. | Order the closing of the Caracas Mint. |
| Special Order of the Royal Court dated 02.07.1818. | Order circulate 53,000 ps. |
| Royal Order dated 16.04.1818. | To collect and melt the base metals copies columnar-American currency, which were clandestinely manufactured in London for use by American insurgents. |
| Office of Simon Bolivar, Supreme Chief of the Republic, Captain General of the Armies of Venezuela and New Granada dated 12.06.1818. | Orders that do not circulate in Barinas coinage but in that Province, and not on the others in Venezuela. |
| Decree of Simon Bolivar, Supreme Chief of the Republic, Captain General of the Armies of Venezuela and New Granada dated 06.18.1818. | Orders that do not circulate in Barinas coinage but in that Province, and not on the others in Venezuela. |
| Decree of Simon Bolivar, President Liberator of Colombia, dated 21.11.1819. | Section 1. Section 2. § 3. |
| Decree of Permanent Council dated 01/27/1820 Congress. | Two. Three. |
| Decree of Simon Bolivar, President Liberator of Colombia, dated 12.06.1820. | Article |
| NAME | METAL | TOLERANCE LAW (Mils) | Ounces | Andarmes | Grain | Silent | METHOD AND EDGE | FRONT | REVERSE | NOTE |
| Real | Copper | not | 3 | 5 | 5,33 | not | not | A condor to be under his feet the Pillars of Hercules, and other royal insignia, with a border that leaves your peak, and the inscription: Free America. | A linked crown of laurel, and oak, among which are stamped with letters the value of the currency, for example, a Venezuelan Real, and the bottom of the circle | Items 1 and 3 |
| Actual average | Copper | not | 1 | 10 | 10,66 | not | not | |||
| Actual room | Copper | not | 0 | 13 | 5,33 | not | not | |||
| Real Eighth | Copper | not | 0 | 6 | 10,66 | not | not | |||
| This coin will be received throughout the State of Venezuela, for its inhabitants, as well as which have hitherto flowed under the pecuniary penalty imposed which is denied to them twenty-five dollars for the first time, fold the second and | Article 4 | |||||||||
| Those who shall counterfeit the currency, you lessen your weight or hicieren no government authority inevitably be punished with the death penalty, and also knowing that denunciaren not immediately, but to those who so give them executes an appropriate award | Article 5 | |||||||||
| Copper is imperative to state that wants to get to any place outside the confederation, the right of a twenty-five percent to be met by his departure, even in this one that previously paid. | Article 6 | |||||||||
