27.64 grams. A fascinating piece, struck with a fishhook shaped planchet flaw left of the shield but otherwise on an appealingly broad nearly rectangular planchet. Light silver gray, salvaged but free of significant corrosion, just a bit of darker surface scale on the left side of the cross. The denomination is visible left of the shield but for the top of the V, affected by the planchet irregularity. The assayer/mintmark combination right of the shield is plain. 16 of the date is easily seen, and with some imagination the final two digits could be conjured as well. Attractive and appealing. From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins.
