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50 Céntimos Counterstamped Coinage - Type VIII
| Issuer | Republic of Costa Rica |
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| Year | 1923 |
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| Value | 50 Centimos (50 céntimos) (0.50 CRC) |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the Costa Rican national coat of arms, featuring a shield bearing three volcanoes rising above a valley with two oceans, surmounted by a rising sun with radiating rays and flanked by seven five-pointed stars, the whole supported by laurel and coffee branches tied at the base. The host coin date 1889 appears in the lower exergue. The circular legend REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA runs along the upper periphery within a beaded border. A prominent oval counterstamp bearing the date 1923 has been applied to the central shield, authenticating the coin for continued circulation. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA 1923 1889 |
| Reverse description | Central field features a raised circular counterstamp inscribed 50 / CENTIMOS applied over the original reverse design, itself consisting of a large circular wreath of laurel and coffee branches tied with a ribbon at the base, enclosing the denomination area. The abbreviated fineness notation 9Ds. appears at lower left and a five-pointed star at lower right within the wreath. The peripheral legend AMERICA CENTRAL arcs across the upper field, with the mint signature HEATON. BIRMM. inscribed along the lower rim, all within a beaded border. |
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