The real was the currency of Costa Rica until 1850 and continued to circulate until 1864.[1] It had no subdivisions. 16 silver reales equaled 1 gold escudo.[2] The real was replaced by the peso at a rate of 1 peso = 8 reales.[3]
Initially, Spanish and Spanish colonial reales circulated, followed in 1824 by the Central American Republic real. In 1842, Costa Rica issued its first coins, 1⁄2 real and 1 escudo pieces. These were followed in 1847 by 1 real coins. In 1850, when the first peso coins were issued, gold coins were issued for 1⁄2, 1 and 2 escudos. The last coins denominated in reales were issued in 1850, whilst the last escudo coins were issued in 1864.
References edit
- ^ Krause, Chester L. (1991). Standard catalog of world coins. Clifford Mishler, Colin R., II Bruce (1991 ed. [18th ed.] ed.). Iola, Wis.: Krause Publications. ISBN 0-87341-150-1. OCLC 23659248.
- ^ Zamora, Vargas; A, José (December 2014). "An oak tree (Quercus sp.) In coins and paper money of Costa Rica (1848-1948)". Revista Reflexiones. 93 (2): 35–53. ISSN 1659-2859.
- ^ Gómez-Laurito, Jorge; Vargas-Zamora, José A. (2006). "Palmeras, Palmas Y Mirtos En Monedas De Costa Rica (1825-1951)". Lankesteriana International Journal on Orchidology. 6 (2): 65–71. ISSN 1409-3871.
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