Pre-Republican / Cartagena coinage overstruck by Spanish Royalists, copper ½-Real, 1812. Realistic type of Cartagena Siege coinage with a seated figure left, rev. ESTADO DE CARTAGENA, date below, overstruck with PHILIPPVS monogram and Jerusalem Cross (Restrepo 108.1; host coin KM D2). Excellent specimen of this rare combination, host coin well struck for the type, in PCGS holder graded XF 40, Pop 1; the only piece graded at PCGS and the finer one of the only 2 graded examples at both services. Estimated Value $600
PCGS certification 34013383.