The states of South America in their present form were formed after the declaration of independence of the former colonies of Spain, Portugal, France, Great Britain and other European powers .
The war of independence, led by Simon Bolivar , Antonio Sucre , Jose de San Martin, Bernardo O'Higgins and others, led to the formation of independent states: Argentina, Bolivia, Venezuela, Guatemala, Honduras, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, El Salvador, Uruguay, Chile, Ecuador. The island states of Cuba and Puerto Rico continued to be Spanish until 1898, until the United States took control of these territories during the war.
Today, in addition to the above states, there are four more states on the continental part of South America. These are Brazil, Guyana, Suriname - the former colonies of Portugal, Great Britain and the Netherlands, respectively, as well as the overseas territories of France - Guiana.
Of the Central American states that issued their coins in the period of interest to me, it is worth mentioning British Honduras (now Belize), as well as the island states: the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Hawaii, Dutch Curaçao and the French overseas territories of Guadeloupe and Martinique.