| Issuer | Costa Rica |
| Year | 1841-1842 |
| Type | Emergency coinage › Official necessity coins |
| Value | 4 Reales |
| Currency | Real (1841-1864) |
| Composition | Silver (.903) |
| Weight | |
| Dimensions | 32 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round with a round hole Milled, Countermarked, Cut |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | 24 October 1896 |
| Reference(s) | KM#14 |
| Obverse description | Host coin: Bust of Charles III facing right Type I countermark: Radiant 6-pointed star within 7mm circle. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | CAROLUS • III • DEI • GRATIA
• 1781 • (Translation: Carlos 3rd by the grace of God) |
| Reverse description | Remaining design from host coin. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | · HISPAN · ETIND · REX ·
PTS · 4R · P · R · (Translation: King of Spain and the Indies 4 Reales Potosi R) |
| Edge | |
| Mint | PTS Potosi, Bolivia (1572-1953) |
| Mintage | ND
(1841-1842) - Host date 1773 - 1789 - |
| Catalog ID | 6559759530 |
| Comments |
