Monedas riojanas en la Era Quiroga 1824 to 1835

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Monedas riojanas en la Era Quiroga 1824 to 1835

by Mariano Cohen

Buenos Aires 2019

ISBN 9789878609249

Language Spanish

150 pages

12 color plates

Scholarly monograph dedicated to the coinage of La Rioja during the era of Facundo Quiroga, covering the years 1824 to 1835. With a foreword by Fernando Chao(h), coauthor of the landmark work Monedas argentinas de emergencia 1815 a 1823 published in 2016 together with Mariano Cohen, Roberto Díaz, and Emilio Paoletti.

The chapters authored by Cohen focus on the minting activity of Córdoba and La Rioja in this period. His research expanded significantly after visiting the Chilecito region, leading to a series of specialized articles in numismatic journals and multiple academic lectures. Continued accumulation of primary data ultimately resulted in the present volume.

The book opens with an introduction, followed by twelve chapters. The first six are arranged chronologically, while the remaining chapters address specialized topics in depth.

1 Foundation and early years

2 The mining conflict

3 Coinage of 1824 to 1825 and mint marks

4 Years 1826 to 1828

5 Unitarian occupation and its coinage

6 Federal return and Quiroga’s final years

7 Mint personnel

8 On soles and reales

9 Clandestine coinage issues

10 Quiroga’s hidden hoard

11 Important varieties of La Rioja eight reales

12 Chilean counterstamps on patriotic coinage

The text includes photographed archival documents from the Archivo General de la Nación and excerpts from the Quiroga Archive. A serious work of original research with significant unpublished contributions, essential for any numismatist or historian interested in early nineteenth century Argentine provincial coinage.