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50 Centavos Reverse Trial Strike
| Issuer | Costa Rica |
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| Year | 1889 |
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| Currency | Peso (decimalized, 1863-1896) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse presents the denomination 50 CENTAVOS at center, enclosed within a wreath, with the legend AMERICA CENTRAL arching along the upper periphery. The fineness designation 9 Ds. and the mint attribution HEATON BIRMM appear along the lower portion of the design. The overall layout is characteristic of Heaton Mint trial and pattern production of the period, with inscriptions rendered in clean Latin lettering across the octagonal flan. |
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| Obverse lettering | AMERICA CENTRAL 50 CENTAVOS 9 Ds. HEATON BIRMM (Translation: Central America Heaton Birmingham) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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