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2 Reales Type V Counterstamp
| Issuer | Costa Rica |
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| Year | 1846 |
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| Weight | 6.74 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears the Costa Rican habilitación counterstamp, authenticating the coin for circulation within Costa Rica. The stamp is inscribed HABILITADA EN COSTA RICA, with the initials J.B. referencing the authorizing official Juan Barth, and the denomination 2 R denoting 2 Reales. The counterstamp is applied in an oval punch over the reverse field of the host coin, which retains remnants of its original Central American Republican design. The overall strike reflects the emergency re-validation practice common to early Costa Rican monetary policy. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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