Who Is The Woman On This Coin Of Costa Rica?

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BillSnyder Pillar of the Community 778 Posts	Posted 11/05/2012 6:33 pm According to my Krause, this 1845 Costa Rica counterstamp on a Spanish 2 Real shows a female head. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...B:SS:US:1123 It looks much like the then current Queen of England (Victoria). Is it? Thanks, Bill Edited by BillSnyder 11/05/2012 8:35 pm Report this Post to the Staff

thai-vic Pillar of the Community Thailand 1509 Posts	Posted 11/05/2012 9:38 pm Don't see any reason for it to be Victoria. Perhaps their version (a bit older perhaps) of Liberty? Report this Post to the Staff
Archraz Pillar of the Community United States 3499 Posts	Posted 11/05/2012 10:04 pm This is just a wild guess, but could it be a countermarked coin for circulation in British Guiana? Report this Post to the Staff
svslav Pillar of the Community United States 2605 Posts	Posted 11/05/2012 10:15 pm My vote is Isabella II of Spain, like onthis coin of Pandesalapi. Report this Post to the Staff
BillSnyder Pillar of the Community 778 Posts	Posted 11/06/2012 03:44 am A sixpence of Victoria - Did I mention that I 'do' doublestrikes? <g> Bill Report this Post to the Staff
thai-vic Pillar of the Community Thailand 1509 Posts	Posted 11/06/2012 06:02 am I assume the coin is Costa Rica counterstamp #36. Krause has it as ND(1845). As Costa Rica proclaimed itself a sovereign state in 1838 why portray the queen of another country? An intriguing mystery but I wouldn't go with either queen suggested so far. Report this Post to the Staff
chrisild Pillar of the Community Germany 1238 Posts	Posted 11/07/2012 06:57 am Quote: As Costa Rica proclaimed itself a sovereign state in 1838 why portray the queen of another country? Not that I could provide an actual explanation ;) but this may guide in the right direction: "From 1849 to ‘57, British Shillings, dating from 1816 to ‘46, circulated in Costa Rica after receiving counterstamps from the Costa Rican Mint. Such a counterstamp indicates that these British Shillings each had sufficient silver to pass as Costa Rican Two Reales or quarter-peso coins." (Source) Christian Report this Post to the Staff
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