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1 Real Type I Countermark
| Issuer | Casa Nacional de Moneda de Costa Rica |
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| Year | 1841-1842 |
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| Weight | 6.77 g |
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| Obverse description | Obverse of the host coin featuring the draped and laureate bust of King Ferdinand VII facing right, occupying the central field. The surrounding legend reads FERDIN • VII • DEI • GRATIA • with the date 1820 appearing in the lower exergue. Applied over the bust is the Costa Rican Type I countermark, consisting of a crowned 'F' (for Fernando) within a beaded circular punch, officially applied by the Casa Nacional de Moneda de Costa Rica to validate the host coin for local circulation. The coin has been cut and holed, as was typical of Costa Rican emergency currency practice, with a circular hole visible to the right of center. The host coin shows the characteristic milled Spanish colonial style with a raised toothed border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Reverse of the host coin displaying the crowned Royal Arms of Castile and León, quartered with castles and lions, centered in the field in the standard Spanish colonial style. The legend surrounding the shield reads • HISPAN • ET IND • REX • with the mint mark and assayer initials flanking. A circular hole has been punched to the left of the shield, consistent with the cut-and-countermarked emergency coinage practice. The denomination mark '2R' and mint letter 'M' appear within the legend, identifying the host as a 2 Reales struck at Mexico City. The toothed border and milled edge are characteristic of late Spanish colonial milled coinage. |
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