A new design type, struck after the inception of the Granadine Confederation and now displaying CONFEDERACION GRANADINA around the obverse. This design was struck first in Popayán in 1858 but would not be produced in Bogotá until 1859. This specimen shows lively lustrous flash over light yellow gold surfaces, with some reflectivity. A handsome piece, the finest seen by PCGS. From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins.<p>From German Carrillo, Bogotá, October 1974.
