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2 Reales Type I Countermark
| Issuer | Republic of Costa Rica |
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| Year | 1841-1842 |
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| Shape | Round with a round hole |
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| Obverse description | Host coin obverse of a Spanish colonial 2 Reales struck at the Potosí Mint in 1775, featuring the armored laureate bust of King Carlos III facing right, with the legend CAROLUS III DEI GRATIA surrounding the periphery and the date 1775 in the lower exergue. The coin has been cut and pierced with a large round hole at the right of center, partially obscuring the royal portrait. Prominently applied left of center is the Costa Rican Type I countermark, a small circular punch depicting a five-petaled flower (rose) with radiating sunburst surround, validating the host coin for circulation as a 2 Reales within the Republic of Costa Rica. The milled border remains largely intact around the circumference. |
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| Reverse description | Host coin reverse of the Potosí Mint 2 Reales, displaying the crowned Royal Arms of Spain at center — a quartered shield with castles and lions, supported by the Pillars of Hercules — all surmounted by an ornate crown. The peripheral legend reads HISPAN ET IND REX with the mint mark PTS, denomination 2R, and assayer initials J R flanking the shield in the field. A large round hole pierces the left portion of the field, interrupting part of the legend and the left pillar. The milled border is well-defined, and the overall type corresponds to the standard macuquina/milled colonial coinage of the Bourbon reform period. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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