4 Escudos Type II Countermark

正面描述	Type II Costa Rican countermark applied to the host coin, consisting of a radiant six-pointed star with a central rosette, struck within a recessed circular punch of approximately 4 mm diameter. The countermark is cleanly impressed into the field of the host coin, authenticating it for circulation within Costa Rica.
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附加信息	Costa Rica's early monetary infrastructure was chronically underdeveloped, and the government repeatedly resorted to countermarking foreign and domestic gold coinage rather than striking fresh issues. The Type II countermark on 4 Escudos pieces was applied in 1841–42 to validate circulation of existing gold at a time when the young republic had neither the consistent minting capacity nor the bullion reserves to replace coins outright. KM#29 encompasses host coins of varying origin — the countermark itself is the issuing act.

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