Catalog
1 Real Type I Countermark
| Issuer | Costa Rica |
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| Year | 1841-1842 |
| Type | Emergency coin |
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| Obverse lettering | CAROLUS · IIII · DEI · GRATIA · 1791 · (Translation: Carlos 4th by the Grace of God) |
| Reverse description | Reverse of the Spanish colonial host coin, struck at the Nueva Granada mint, retaining the crowned Royal Arms of Spain flanked by the Pillars of Hercules with crowned globes. The design is partially obscured by wear and the centrally placed punch hole. Fragmentary portions of the surrounding legend remain legible around the periphery of the coin, with mint mark and denomination visible. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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