Republic of Colombia

1 Peso

哥倫比亞共和國

1披索

Item number: A1589

Year: AD 1826

Material: Gold (.875)

Size: 14.9 x 15.2 x 0.5 mm

Weight: 1.5 g

Manufactured by: Bogoda Mint of Colombia

Provenance: Fuchin 2016

This is a one-peso gold coin minted in AD 1826 at the Bogotá Mint.

The obverse of the coin features a bust of Lady Liberty, draped in a long robe and adorned with a headband, facing left. Surrounding the portrait is the Spanish inscription “REPUBLICA DE COLOMBIA”, translating to “Republic of Colombia”. The year “1826” is inscribed below, indicating the year of issue.

The reverse depicts a fasces crossed with a bow and arrows, encircled by two cornucopias, symbolising unity, authority, and prosperity. The inscription “BOGOTA” appears at the top, serving as the mintmark of the Bogotá Mint. Below, on the left side, the notation “1·P” represents the one-peso denomination, while on the right, “F·J” is likely the engraver’s or assayer’s initials.

In AD 1819, the Republic of Colombia declared independence from Spain, inheriting all the territories of the Viceroyalty of New Granada. This entity, also known as Gran Colombia, was at the time the largest country in South America. Under the leadership of Simón Bolívar, Colombia sought to unify the former Spanish colonies across the continent. However, years of warfare, coupled with political struggles between federalists and regionalists, led to the La Cosiata Rebellion inAD 1826, which brought Venezuela to the brink of secession. That same year, Simón Bolívar convened the Congress of Panama, aiming to forge an alliance among Latin American nations, but the conference failed to reach a consensus. Ultimately, following the death of President Simón Bolívar in AD 1830, Gran Colombia disintegrated, marking the end of this ambitious but short-lived union.

物件編號: A1589

年代: 公元 1826 年

材質: 黃金 (875‰)

尺寸: 14.9 x 15.2 x 0.5 mm

重量: 1.5 g

製造地: 哥倫比亞波哥大鑄幣廠

來源: 福君錢幣 2016

這是一枚公元1826年,波哥大鑄幣廠鑄造的1披索金幣。

金幣的正面是自由女神半身像,身穿長袍,配戴頭帶,面朝左。周圍環繞著西班牙語「REPUBLICA DE COLOMBIA」,即「哥倫比亞共和國」。下方「1826」為發行年。

金幣的背面是束棒(fasces)與弓、箭交錯,兩支豐饒之角(cornucopias)環繞,象徵團結、權威與財富。上方環繞「BOGODA」為波哥大鑄幣廠標記,下方左側「1·P」為面額1披索,下方右側「F·J」可能為雕刻師或試金員的縮寫。

公元1819年,自西班牙獨立的哥倫比亞共和國,因繼承了新格拉納達總督區的所有領土,也稱為「大哥倫比亞(Gran Colombia)」,當時為南美最大的國家。哥倫比亞以西蒙·玻利瓦(Simón Bolívar)為領袖,試圖統一全南美的西班牙前殖民地。但連年的作戰,以及聯邦主義者與地方主義者的政治鬥爭,使得公元1826年的帕埃斯事件(La Cosiata)爆發,委內瑞拉瀕臨獨立。同年,西蒙·玻利瓦在巴拿馬召開泛美會議,希望拉丁美洲諸國結盟,卻未能得出共識。最終,隨著總統西蒙·玻利瓦於公元1830年逝世,大哥倫比亞也隨之解體。

類似/相同物件 請看:

美國 國家歷史博物館 National Museum of American History

https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object/nmah_1138258

西班牙 國家考古博物館 Museo Arqueológico Nacional

https://ceres.mcu.es/pages/Main

更多相關訊息請參考:

https://enciclopedia.banrepcultural.org/index.php?title=Junta_Directiva_del_Banco_de_la_Rep%C3%Bablica

Almanzar, Alcedo, et al. Coins of Colombia. San Antonio, 1973.

Lynch, John. Simón Bolívar: a life. New Haven (Conn.): Yale University Press, 2006.

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