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1 Centavo Pattern
| Issuer | Costa Rica |
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| Year | 1892 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 1892: ND (1892) |
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Costa Rica's 1892 aluminium pattern centavo was struck as part of a broader monetary reform evaluation during a period when several Latin American states were experimenting with lightweight base-metal coinage for the lowest denominations. Aluminium was being seriously tested by multiple mints in the early 1890s as a practical alternative to copper — lighter to ship, cheaper to strike, resistant to the corrosion problems that plagued copper in tropical climates.
The reform never fully materialized as planned, leaving this piece as a trial that saw no circulation. Pattern survivorship from Costa Rican issues of this decade is extremely low.