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JIMENEZ MORALES, Leoncio. The face of the country on paper and metal: sculpture in filatería and numismatics. Diálogos rev. electr. hist [online]. 2014, vol.15, n.2, pp.49-67. ISSN 1409-469X.

This article explores the vision and perceptions transmitted on existing monumental sculptures in Costa Rica, which is represented on postage stamps, coins and banknotes made in the same Republic. This will analyze the possible messages that the Costa Rican government spread and promoted, by linking to monumental sculpture of state propaganda instrument itself, with other means of massive impact control for him.

Keywords : National history; national identification; numismatics; sights; iconography.

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