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50 Centavos Obverse Trial Strike
| Issuer | Costa Rica |
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| Year | 1892-1893 |
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| Currency | Peso (decimalized, 1863-1896) |
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| Obverse description | The octagonal obverse presents the Costa Rican national coat of arms at center, featuring a shield depicting three volcanoes rising from the sea beneath a rising sun, flanked by laurel and coffee branches and supported by decorative scrollwork. A crown surmounts the shield at the top. The circular legend REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA runs along the upper periphery within a beaded border, while the denomination 50 CENTAVS and the weight indicator 12.5 are inscribed along the lower portion of the field beneath the arms. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA 50 CENTAVOS 12.50 (Translation: Republic of Costa Rica) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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