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 :

KM.19/15 - F.3

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.