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1/2 Real Costa Rica
| Issuer | Casa Nacional de Moneda de Costa Rica |
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| Year | 1831-1845 |
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| Diameter | 15.5 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicting three volcanic mountains within an oval cartouche, surmounted by a radiant sun with rays emanating upward across the upper field. A facing human figure or bust appears to the left of the mountains at the base of the central device. The date appears in the lower exergual area. The encircling legend reads REPUB•DEL CENT•DE AMER•, separated by bullet points, running along the raised inner border of the reeded rim. |
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| Reverse description | Central device featuring a large, spreading tree with a full canopy, its trunk dividing the fractional denomination '1/2 R.' on either side at mid-field, all contained within an oval cartouche. The encircling legend •LIBRE CREZCA FEC• occupies the upper portion of the border, with the mint initials CR, assayer initial, and fineness indicators 10D•20G distributed along the lower border, separated by bullet points, within the reeded rim. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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