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1 Colón Counterstamped Coinage
| Issuer | Costa Rica |
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| Year | 1923 |
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| Value | 1 Colón (1 CRC) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the host coin's original design: the denomination 'UN COLON' inscribed in two lines within a raised central circle, itself encircled by an ornate scrollwork cartouche. The legend 'REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA' arcs around the upper periphery, while the host coin date '1903' appears at the lower right, reading clockwise. Two five-pointed stars flank the lower legend, and the entire design is bordered by a continuous beaded rim. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Costa Rica's 1923 counterstamp program was a practical response to chronic coin shortages following World War I disruptions to the mint supply chain. Rather than strike new coinage outright, the government authorized the counterstamping of existing foreign silver — primarily older Central American and South American pieces already in circulation — to legitimize them as legal tender denominated in colones.
KM#164 encompasses a notably heterogeneous host coin population, which means condition and strike quality vary entirely with the underlying piece, not with any Costa Rican minting standard.