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1/2 Escudo Costa Rica

Issuer Federal Republic of Central America
Year 1828-1849
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Obverse description Central device depicts a radiant sun with a human face rising above a range of three volcanoes, rendered in the neoclassical style characteristic of Central American republican coinage. The volcanoes rest upon a base representing the sea or land. A circular legend surrounds the central motif, with the date appearing in the exergue or along the lower arc of the coin.
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Reverse script Latin
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Mint CR
Casa Nacional de Moneda de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica (1828-1947)
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