The lowest denomination from a rare and historic series of early República notes. The notes were engraved and printed in the United States by Peter Maverick, New York and have his imprint at the base. Maverick was one of the foundational copper plate engravers of the period and his important American obsolete banknote plate engraving included notes for the State Bank of New Jersey. Two plates were engraved by Maverick for this series. One was for fractional denominations and the other for peso denominations. Virtually all the notes from this series observed are unissued remainders. After studying pedigrees, the only issued note from the series we traced was the 4 Reales sold from the Newman Collection in September 2016. That issued note realized $3,525, emphasizing that any example from the issue is very collectible and important. Small format size with denominations at the end in reales ("un medio") with its centavo counter "6 ¼" under the pineapple vignette. A clean example and a charming type. Essential for any well-rounded Colombia or early world note collection, especially for collectors desiring Pick-1 numbered notes. PMG Very Fine 20. From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian Paper Money.
