The obverse of this antique copper-nickel coin features a Liberty cap, carrying a legacy that spans generations. Minted nearly a century and a half ago, it serves as a tangible connection to a defining era. Many nations in Latin America, including Colombia, integrated the cap into their national iconography to celebrate their successful struggle for independence from European colonial rule. The cap is shown on a pole, evoking a common 18th-century revolutionary practice of raising a cap in public squares to signal a rally for freedom — a tradition already historic by the time this piece was struck. The reverse of these well preserved, Fine quality specimens proudly displays the denomination "2½" alongside its historic mint year, "1881."
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