VENEZUELA: AE ½ real, Guayana mint, ND (1814-17), Cr-41.2, Provisional Royalist issue, variety with small flan, smaller castle and lion, NGC graded VF25 BR, ex Daniel K. Ching Collection
This necessity issue was struck upon solicitation of the Governor of Guayana dated October 26, 1813 requesting that up to 50,000 pesos ("or more, if necessary") in copper coins of 1/4 and 1/2 reales be minted to circulate in that province.
Estimate: 75-100 USD