Costa Rica 50 Centavos, 1889

Type VIII Counterstamp

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Costa Rica Costa Rica
Currency Peso
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 50 Centavos
Year 1889
Ruler First Costa Rican Republic (1848–1948)
Composition Silver (.835)
Shape Round
Alignment Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique Milled, counterstamped
Weight (g) 12.5
Demonetized 24 October 1896

Description

50 Centavos from Costa Rica. Issued in 1889. Struck in Silver (.835). Measures 0 mm and weighs 12.5 g.

Obverse
Counterstamp: Legend above Coat of Arms Host coin: Woman bust facing left, country name above and date below (United States of Colombia
Costa Rica
Liberty)
Reverse
Counterstamp: Legend around lion Host coin: Coat of arms surrounded by weight, value, silver fineness, and mint (12.5 Grams 50 Centavos
Authorized by the Government
Bogota Fineness 0.835)
Edge
Inscripted

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
ND (1889)  — KM# 133.1; Host date 1872
ND (1889)  — KM# 133.1; Host date 1873
ND (1889)  — KM# 133.2; Host date 1874

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