Costa Rica. A ½ Escudo Coin, 1848 GTRexclude Private James Moland

Private James Moland

minor contact marks to white enamel but no chipping

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

the twelve o’clock arm bearing an integral loop connecting to a suspension ring and period original ribbon

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

Costa Rica. A ½ Escudo Coin, 1848 GTRexclude Private James Moland(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.