1 Peso Pattern

Descrizione del dritto	Central device displays the national coat of arms of Costa Rica, flanked and supported by a wreath. A circular legend arcs above the shield in the upper field, while the date appears in the lower exergual area. The overall design reflects the early republican heraldic style of Central American coinage.
Scrittura del dritto	Latin
Legenda del dritto	Accedi per vedere i dettagli
Descrizione del rovescio	Accedi per vedere i dettagli
Scrittura del rovescio	Accedi per vedere i dettagli
Legenda del rovescio	Accedi per vedere i dettagli
Bordo	Accedi per vedere i dettagli
Zecca	Accedi per vedere i dettagli
Tiratura	Accedi per vedere i dettagli
Informazioni aggiuntive	Costa Rica's monetary situation in 1850 was genuinely chaotic — the young republic was still operating with a patchwork of colonial-era reales and foreign coins when this pattern was struck. The peso denomination itself was aspirational, reflecting Central American federation-era currency ambitions that had largely collapsed by then with the dissolution of the Federal Republic of Central America in 1839. White metal patterns of this period were typically struck in small quantities for government approval, and KM#Pn2 never advanced to circulation. The composition itself — likely a tin or pewter alloy — was a practical choice for a proof-of-concept piece rather than a production proposal.