2 Reales Type III Countermark

Obverse description	Central field depicts a standing female figure of Liberty in classical robes, facing left, holding a staff or pike surmounted by a Liberty cap in her right hand and resting her left hand on a large oval shield. Prominently applied to the field to the right of the figure is the rectangular Type III El Salvador countermark, enclosing the letters 'A' over '1840', punched into the host coin. The circular legend reads 'FIRME Y FELIZ POR LA UNION' in Latin script. The rim is plain with a fine milled border.
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Reverse description	The reverse displays the Peruvian national arms as the central device: a quartered shield bearing a llama, a cinchona tree, and a cornucopia, surmounted by a crested helmet and flanked by laurel and palm branches tied at the base. The date '1827' appears in the exergue. The surrounding legend reads 'REPUB. PERUANA' to the left and 'M. 2R. J.M.' to the right, indicating the Lima Mint, denomination of 2 Reales, and assayer initials. The rim features a reeded or dentilated border consistent with Peruvian milled coinage of the period.
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Reverse lettering	REPUB. PERUANA · M · 2R · J · M · 1827
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