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Live auction - fwo_624139 - COSTA RICA - REPUBLIC OF CENTRAL AMERICA 2 Escudos 1850 San José

COSTA RICA - REPUBLIC OF CENTRAL AMERICA 2 Escudos 1850  San José XF
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Estimate : 1 100 €
Price : 925 €
Maximum bid : 1 222 €
End of the sale : 08 December 2020 19:36:15
bidders : 5 bidders
Type : 2 Escudos
Date: 1850
Mint name / Town : San José
Quantity minted : -
Metal : gold
Millesimal fineness : 875 ‰
Diameter : 22,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 6,28 g.
Edge : cannelée
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Bel exemplaire parfaitement centré présentant un usure régulière
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse legend : REPUB° DEL CENT. DE AMER/ °1850°O.
Obverse description : Vue d'un paysage montagneux avec le solei.
Obverse translation : (République du centre de l'Amérique).

Reverse


Reverse legend : LIBRE CRESCA FECUNDO/ C.R. J.B.
Reverse description : Arbre, accosté de 1/2 - E°.
Reverse translation : (libre rend fécond).

Commentary


Ce type fut frappé pour l'atelier de San José (Costa Rica) de 1825 à 1849. Il fut aussi fabriqué pour l'atelier de Guatemala city de 1824 à 1826 et en 1843.

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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