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8 Reales Type I Countermark
| Issuer | Costa Rica |
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| Year | 1841-1842 |
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| Value | 8 Reales |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Reverse of the host coin, a Spanish Colonial 8 Reales struck at the Nueva Granada (Bogotá) mint, featuring the crowned Royal Arms of Spain within an ornate shield, flanked by the Pillars of Hercules with scrolling banners, all within a beaded border. The full royal legend is disposed around the periphery, incorporating the mint mark, assayer initial, and denomination. The design is characteristic of the Ferdinand VII milled coinage produced at the Nueva Granada mint. |
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| Mintage | ND (1841-1842) - Host coin 1815 |
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