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He Colombian real It was the currency of Colombia from 1820 to 1837.
He Colombian real The real was the currency of Colombia from 1820 to 1837. There were no subdivisions of the real until after it ceased to be the primary unit of Colombian currency. However, 8 reales = 1 peso and 16 reales = 1 escudo.
History
Until 1820, Colombia used the Spanish colonial real , some of which were minted in Bogotá and Popayán. After 1820, issues were made specifically for Colombia, under the various names used by the state. In 1837, the peso, with a value of 8 reales, became the primary unit of currency. The real continued to circulate on an eighth of a peso until 1847, when a new real valued at one-tenth of a peso was introduced and subdivided into 10 tenths of a real. This new real was renamed the Décimo in 1853, although coins denominated in reales were again issued in 1859–62 and 1880.
Coins from 1819 to 1823
During the Spanish colonial era, silver coins of 1/4, 1/2, 1, 2, 4, and 8 reales and gold coins of 1, 2, 4, and 8 escudos were minted in Bogotá and Popayán, the last of which was produced in 1820. During the War of Independence, regional issues were made by royalists in Popayán and Santa Marta, and by independentistas in Cartagena and Cundinamarca. Popayán issued copper coins of 1/2, 2, and 8 reales, Santa Marta issued copper coins of 1/4 and 1/2 reales and silver coins of 2 reales, Cartagena issued copper coins of 1/2 and 2 reales, and Cundinamarca issued silver coins of 1/4, 1/2, 1, and 2 reales. Cundinamarca issued silver coins of 1/2, 1, 2, and 8 reales between 1820 and 1823.
The United Provinces of New Granada issued silver coins of ½, 1, 2 and 8 reales between 1819 and 1822. These were followed by the coins of the Republic of Colombia, made of silver and with values of ¼, ½, 1 and 8 reales, and of gold, of 1 peso, 1, 2, 4 and 8 escudos.
Information taken from: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_colombiano#:~:text=El%20real%20colombiano%20fue%20la,y%2016%20reales%20%3D%201%20escudo.
