| Issuer | Costa Rica |
| Year | 1841-1842 |
| Type | Emergency coinage › Official necessity coins |
| Value | 8 Reales |
| Currency | Real (1841-1864) |
| Composition | Silver (.896) |
| Weight | |
| Dimensions | |
| 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) |
| Obverse description | Host coin: Bust of Fernando VII facing right Type I countermark: Radiant 6-pointed star within 7mm circle |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | FERDIN . VII . DEI . GRATIA
. 1814 . (Translation: Fernando VII by the grace of God) |
| Reverse description | Remains of host coin: Crowned arms shield flanked by pillars with legend around |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | HISPAN
. ET IND . REX . LIMAE .8R . J . P (Translation: King of Spain and the Indies Lima 8 Reales J P) |
| Edge | Chain link effect |
| Mint | Casa Nacional de Moneda de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica (1828-1947) LIMAE Lima, Peru (1565-date) |
| Mintage | ND
(1841-1842) - Host date 1817 - |
| Catalog ID | 5188593470 |
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