2 Colones

Features

Issuer	Costa Rica
Issuing bank	Central Bank of Costa Rica (Banco Central de Costa Rica)
Period	Second Republic (1948-date)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1968-1978
Value	2 Colones (2 CRC)
Currency	Colón (1896-date)
Composition	Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Weight	14.0 g
Diameter	32.0 mm
Thickness	2.32 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 3978
References	KM# 187.2 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön# 46 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Obverse

Costa Rica coat of arms. Seven stars represent the seven provinces, three extinct volcanoes for the three mountain ranges, two ships symbolizing the country's geographical situation between atlantic and pacific ocean and sunrise on the left

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA
AMERICA CENTRAL
REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA
. 1978 .

Translation:
Republic of Costa Rica
Central America
Republic of Costa Rica

Reverse

Value within a laurel wreath and initials of the "Banco Central de Costa Rica"

Script: Latin

Lettering:
AMERICA CENTRAL
2
COLONES
B.C.C.R.

Translation: Central America

Edge

Smooth with lettering

Script: Latin

Lettering: BCCR

Mints

	Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975)
	United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)
	VDM Metals / Vereinigte Deutsche Metallwerke, Werdohl, Germany (1930-date)

Comments

Although these coins have been demonetized, they are still redeemable at the Central Bank of Costa Rica.

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Date	Mintage	G	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	References		Frequency
Undetermined
1968	2 000 000			$ 0.99	$ 1.80			Schön# 46.1 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).	Royal British Mint	33%
1970	1 000 000		$ 0.58	$ 0.99	$ 1.70			Schön# 46.1 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).	Philadelphia Mint	18%
1972	2 000 000			$ 1.30	$ 1.40			Schön# 46.2 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).	VDM Metals	25%
1978	10 000 000	$ 0.79		$ 0.81	$ 1.10	$ 2.20	$ 2.30	Schön# 46.2 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).	VDM Metals	56%

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