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Costa Rica, 20 Colónes (1897)

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Original – Costa Rica, 20 colón gold coin (1897, proof) from the inaugural issue of the coinage. The obverse depicts Christopher Columbus and the reverse is the Coat of arms of Costa Rica.

Reason

High quality image, high EV, very good condition, first year of issue for the Costa Rican colón.

Articles in which this image appears

Costa Rican colón

FP category for this image

American currency

Creator

Costa Rica (coin)
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History.

• Support as nominator – Godot13 (talk) 23:19, 19 November 2015 (UTC)
• Support – I like the contrast/shadow/depth thing! Is it the lighting or surface depth, or both? Bammesk (talk) 03:50, 20 November 2015 (UTC)
  • It is in part because this is a proof coin, which contributes to a sharper strike and smoother fields.--Godot13 (talk) 04:12, 20 November 2015 (UTC)
• Support – Yann (talk) 08:58, 20 November 2015 (UTC)
• Support --Tremonist (talk) 14:44, 20 November 2015 (UTC)
• Support – Jobas (talk) 20:02, 21 November 2015 (UTC)
• Support -- DreamSparrow ^Chat 13:54, 22 November 2015 (UTC)
• Support - APK whisper in my ear 03:08, 25 November 2015 (UTC)

Promoted File:Costa Rica 1897 20 Colones (proof).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 23:51, 29 November 2015 (UTC)