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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 | Applied counterstamp of 14 mm diameter depicting a radiant sun rising above a range of mountains, all contained within a circular border. The surrounding legend reads REPUB. DE CENT. DE AMER. with the date 1846, representing the Central American Republic. The device is struck directly onto the host coin's obverse field, characteristic of Costa Rican habilitada counterstamp practice. |
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| Reverse description | Applied counterstamp on the reverse field of the host coin, depicting a tree dividing the denomination numeral, all enclosed within an inner circle. An outer circular legend identifies the authorizing authority and denomination. The counterstamp was applied by Juan Barth under Costa Rican monetary authorization to validate the host coin for domestic circulation. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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