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The Edge Inscription Of A Colombian Peso, Need Your Help!

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I want to know the meaning of the edge inscription of this coin and use Google translate for it but there still a problem. I suppose the edge inscription of this coin is in Spanish.

DIOS = GOD

LIBERTAD = FREEDOM

LEI = ? (No translation from Google)

Do you know the meaning of "LEI"?

Thank you for any help and advice. Henry
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 Posted 07/13/2013  10:45 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Sap to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
"Law", I believe.
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"Dios, Libertad, Ley" = God, Freedom, Law. It's just a variant spelling, probably catalogued somewhere, but not in Krause that I can see. (Krause is very bad about edges, even though they're such an important identifier.)
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Thank you Sap and publius, both of you give a valuable opinion for me. Henry
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Yes, Ley is Law.

Indeed, all the existing catalogs are missing really important informations about the edge ...
This is even more true considering the edge is one of the diagnostics used to check out fakes.
And later, because the edge had important informations (maybe variants as well ?) as we have here.
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Generally the only time Krause notes edge writing is when there is a notable variety involving it (spacing, variant phrase, etc.).
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Quote:
It's just a variant spelling, probably catalogued somewhere

Yes, it's cataloged in J.E.Restrepo "Coins of Colombia 1619 to 2012" p 199. as "Dios Lei Libertad".

The coin was issued by the United States of Colombia.
I like these Pesos and I think they're much scarcer than the 50 cents.

Also below is a pix of my 1871 Bogota Peso. I haven't taken it out of the sealed auction flip.

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