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1 Real Costa Rica
| Issuer | Federal Republic of Central America |
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| Year | 1831 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | •REPUBLICA DEL CENTRO DE AMER• 1831 (Translation: Central American Republic 1831) |
| Reverse description | A ceiba tree occupies the center of the design, flanked by the denomination on either side. The patriotic motto is inscribed in a circular legend surrounding the central motif. The lower exergue bears the mint mark, assayer's initials, and fineness designation, providing authentication details standard to Central American coinage of the period. |
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The Federal Republic of Central America was already fracturing by 1831 — El Salvador had revolted, regional caudillos were undermining federal authority, and the union would collapse entirely by 1838. Coins continued to be struck in the name of the Republic throughout this disintegration, making late issues from the Costa Rica mint increasingly provisional in character.
KM#21 was produced at San José, one of only two mints operating under federal authority in this period. The assayer initial on these pieces allows attribution to specific officials whose tenures help narrow dating within the 1831 emission.