See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration! or register with email

Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!

2 Reales Type I Countermark

Issuer Costa Rica
Year 1841-1842
Type Log in to see details
Value Log in to see details
Currency Log in to see details
Composition Silver (.903)
Weight Log in to see details
Diameter Log in to see details
Thickness Log in to see details
Shape Log in to see details
Technique Log in to see details
Orientation Log in to see details
Engraver(s) Log in to see details
In circulation to Log in to see details
Reference(s) Log in to see details
Obverse description Type I Costa Rican countermark applied to the obverse of a Mexican Republic 2 Reales host coin. The countermark consists of a radiant six-pointed star impressed within a recessed circular punch of approximately 7 mm diameter, applied to the left-center field of the host coin. The host coin displays the Mexican eagle — perched on a cactus with wings spread and serpent in beak — surrounded by the partial legend REPUBLICA MEXICANA, with flanking olive and laurel branches forming a wreath along the lower rim. A round hole, cut to validate the coin's reduced silver content, is visible to the right of center.
Obverse script Log in to see details
Obverse lettering REPUBLICA MEXICANA
Reverse description Log in to see details
Reverse script Log in to see details
Reverse lettering Log in to see details
Edge Reeded
Mint Log in to see details
Mintage Log in to see details
Additional information Log in to see details

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE