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8 Reales Type I Countermark
| Issuer | Costa Rica |
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| Year | 1841-1842 |
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| Diameter | 40 mm |
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| Obverse description | The obverse retains the design of the Peruvian host coin, depicting a seated allegorical figure of Liberty facing right, holding a palm frond in her raised right hand and resting her left arm on a shield inscribed LIBER; a hole has been cut through the lower central field. Prominently applied at center is the Costa Rican Type I countermark: a radiant six-pointed star with a small floral rosette at its center, struck within a plain incuse circle of approximately 7 mm diameter. The circular legend FIRME Y FELIZ POR LA UNIÓN (Firm and Happy For the Union) runs along the outer border, interrupted by the central hole, with fine reeding visible on the coin's rim. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the remaining design of the Peruvian Republican host coin, centered on the Peruvian national coat of arms: a quartered shield bearing a vicuña, a cinchona tree, and a cornucopia, flanked by laurel and palm branches tied at the base. The circular legend REPUB. PERUANA. M. 8R. M. runs along the upper border, with the date 1834 in the exergue; a round hole pierces the upper field. The coin's reeded edge and milled border remain largely intact, consistent with Lima Mint production. |
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| Reverse lettering | REPUB. PERUANA. M. 8R. M. 1834 (Translation: Peruvian Republic Lima 8 Reales) |
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