50 Centavos Costa Rica Railway
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Features
| Location |
Costa Rica
 |
|---|---|
| Period |
First Republic (1848-1948)
|
| Type | Trade tokens › Work encampment, mine and wage tokens |
| Year | 1887 |
| Value | 50 Centavos (0.50) |
| Currency | Peso (decimalized, 1863-1896) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Diameter | 26.3 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 1890 |
| Number | N# 227481 |
| References | RulauLatin# SJS 42 Russell Alphonse Rulau; 2000. Latin American Tokens: an Illustrated, Priced Catalog of the Unofficial Coinage of Latin America, Used in Plantation, Mine, Mill, and Dock : from 1700 to the 20th Century (2nd Edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States. |
Obverse
Script: Latin
Lettering:
COSTA RICA RAILWAY
* CR *
Reverse
Script: Latin
Lettering:
50
CENTAVOS
Edge
Plain
Comments
In June 1885, Don Minor Keith signed in London, as agent and representative of the Government Costa Rican arrangements that would allow completion of the railroad to the Atlantic. 22 of April 1886, the company was created: Costa Rica Railway Company Limited, domiciled in England, which received from the Government Railroad, April 23, 1887, reactivating then the construction of the missing lines and the reconstruction of the entire Port of Limón, with Drainage, sewerage and supply works drinking water, ending the project on 6 December 1890.
During the railway completion process the company sent to mint its own coins from cupro-nickel to pay workers who they were doing their work along the railroad at Atlántico, also installing comisariatos ("Stores") where they could be used for purchase of products.
These coins were minted with values of 5, 10, 25 and 50 cents.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1887 | |||||||||||||||
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