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1/2 Escudo Costa Rica
| Issuer | Federal Republic of Central America |
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| Year | 1828-1849 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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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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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | •REPUB•DEL CENT•DE AMER• 1847 (Translation: Central America Republic 1847) |
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