fwo_1091778 - COSTA RICA - REPUBLIC OF CENTRAL AMERICA 1 Real contremarqué 1846 San Jose
75.00 €(Approx. 87.75$ | 65.25£)
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Type : 1 Real contremarqué
Date: 1846
Mint name / Town : San Jose
Quantity minted : -
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 903 ‰
Diameter : 15 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 1,35 g.
Edge : décorée
Rarity : R2
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : REPUBLICA DEL CENTRO DE AMERICA.
Obverse description : Soleil levant derrière cinq volcans.
Reverse
Reverse legend : LIBRE CREZCA FECUNDO / CR J B 9 D.
Reverse description : Arbre.
Commentary
Contremarque de type VII : Lion avançant à gauche.
Countermark type VII: Lion advancing to the left
Countermark type VII: Lion advancing to the left
Historical background
COSTA RICA - REPUBLIC OF CENTRAL AMERICA
(1821-1849)
Costa Rica obtained its independence on September 15, 1821 and was first part of the General Captaincy of Guatemala (1821-1823), then of the Mexican Empire of Iturbide (1821-1823), finally of the Republic of Central America, including Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. The Union broke up in 1839. Costa Rica left the confederation in 1850.
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COSTA RICA - REPUBLIC OF CENTRAL AMERICA 1 Real contremarqué 1846 San Jose VF
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