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1/2 Real Costa Rica
| Issuer | Casa Nacional de Moneda de Costa Rica |
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| Year | 1846-1849 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse lettering | •REPUB•DEL CENT•DE AMER• 1848 (Translation: Central America Republic 1848) |
| Reverse description | Central device features a large ceiba tree in full foliage, its trunk and spreading canopy rendered in relief within a beaded inner circle. The denomination 1/2 is inscribed to the left of the trunk and R. to the right, indicating one-half Real. The circular legend LIBRE CREZCA FECUNDO arcs around the upper field, translating as 'Free grows fertile.' The mint mark CR, assayer initial J, and engraver initial B appear in the lower field separated by bullet stops, all within the beaded border. |
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| Mintage | 1846 CR - CRESCA - 1846 CR - CREZCA - 1847 CR - CRESCA - 1847 CR - CREZCA - 1848 CR - - 1849 CR - - |
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