Costa Rica. A ½ Escudo Coin, 1848 GTRexclude minor contact marks to white

minor contact marks to white enamel but no chipping

Closing the tunic are four gilded magnetic metal buttons fastened in place vertically on the right flap

presenting light scuffing of the cover and some fraying of the pages’ edges

Vancouver Island for conspicuous daring and heroism in saving the crew of the burning schooner

By this standard

Costa Rica. A ½ Escudo Coin, 1848 GTRexclude minor contact marks to white(Currency, Coins). Antique. A circular coin constructed of gold. The obverse features the image of a radiant sun with a lion passant in the center, above a row of three volcanoes. The image is encompassed by a border bearing the inscription REPUBDEL CENTDE AMER 1848. The reverse bears the image of a lion passant within a circular inscribed border. Below is the denomination E., encompassed by a border with the inscription LIBRE CREZCA FECUNDO CR. J. R.