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1 Real Type VII Countermark
| Issuer | Government of Costa Rica |
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| Year | 1849-1857 |
| Type | Emergency coin |
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| Obverse description | Host coin displays the bare-headed right-facing effigy of King William IV of Great Britain, with the legend GULIELMUS IIII D:G: BRITANNIAR: REX F:D: surrounding the bust. Applied over the lower left portion of the bust is the Costa Rican countermark: a circular punch depicting a standing lion passant to the left within a beaded border, surrounded by the legend HABILITADA POR EL GOBIERNO. The countermark was applied by the Costa Rican government to authorize the host coin for local circulation. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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