Costa Rica 1 Peso, 1864 – 1868

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Costa Rica Costa Rica
Currency Peso
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 1 Peso
Year 1864 – 1868
Ruler First Costa Rican Republic (1848–1948)
Composition Gold (.875) (Copper .125)
Shape Round
Alignment Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique Milled
Weight (g) 1.5253
Diameter (mm) 14
Demonetized 14 August 1900

Description

1 Peso from Costa Rica. Issued from 1864 to 1868. Struck in Gold (.875) (Copper .125). Measures 14 mm and weighs 1.53 g.

Obverse
Coat of arms with legend above and date below. (Republic of Costa Rica)
Reverse
Value within wreath. With legend at top. Fineness and assayer's initials at bottom. (Central America
One
Peso
21 Karats)

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage xf Comment Frequency
1868  GW — — KM#107.1
1866  GW 34.6K — KM#107.1
1866  GW — — KM#107.2
1866  GW — € 400,00 KM#107.3
1864  GW 6.4K — KM#107.1

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