Catalog
2 Reales Type III Counterstamp
| Issuer | Casa Nacional de Moneda de Costa Rica |
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| Year | 1845 |
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| Currency | Real (1841-1864) |
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| Reverse description | This face displays the obverse of the host coin with the Costa Rican counterstamp applied, showing a classical laureate female bust in left profile — likely derived from a late 18th-century Spanish colonial issue — with the date 1795 visible in the exergue below. The legend COSTA RICA · 2 R · is struck in an arc above the bust within the counterstamp impression, enclosed within a beaded border. A rectangular grid or castle device counterstamp punch is additionally visible in the central field below the bust, characteristic of the Type III application. The underlying host coin's peripheral legends remain partially legible around the rim. |
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| Reverse lettering | COSTA RICA 2 R (Translation: Costa Rica 2 Reales) |
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| Mint | Casa Nacional de Moneda de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica (1828-1947) |
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