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2 Reales Type V Counterstamp
| Issuer | Costa Rica |
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| Year | 1846 |
| Type | Emergency coin |
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| Obverse description | Counterstamp applied to the obverse of a host coin originally struck by the Central American Republic. The counterstamp features the date 1846 within an oval or cartouche, accompanied by the abbreviated legend REPUB. DE CENT. DE AMER., identifying the issuing authority as the Republic of Central America. The host coin dates to 1821, the period of Central American independence. The field surrounding the counterstamp retains the original design elements of the underlying host coinage. |
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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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