| Issuer | Costa Rica |
| Year | 1841-1842 |
| Type | Emergency coinage › Official necessity coins |
| Value | 8 Reales |
| Currency | Real (1841-1864) |
| Composition | Silver (.917) |
| Weight | |
| Dimensions | 40 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round with a round hole Milled, Countermarked, Cut |
| Orientation | |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | 24 October 1896 |
| Reference(s) | KM#19 |
| Obverse description | Host coin: Bust of Carlos III facing right Type I countermark: Radiant 6-pointed star within 7mm circle. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | CAROLUS · III DEI · GRATIA
1772 (Translation: Carlos 3rd by the grace of God) |
| Reverse description | Remaining design from host coin. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | HISPAN
· ET IND · REX · Mo . 8R . FM (Translation: King of Spain and the Indies Mexico City 8 Reales FM) |
| Edge | |
| Mint | Casa Nacional de Moneda de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica (1828-1947) Mo Mexican Mint (Casa de Moneda de México), Mexico, Mexico (1535-date) |
| Mintage | ND
(1841-1842) - Host dates 1772 - 1789 - |
| Catalog ID | 1071088970 |
| Comments |
