5 Colones
© gef
Features
| Country | Costa Rica |
|---|---|
| Period |
Second Costa Rican Republic (1948-date)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 2005-2016 |
| Value | 5 Colones 5 CRC = 0.0081 USD |
| Currency | Colón (1896-date) |
| Composition | Aluminium |
| Weight | 0.9 g |
| Diameter | 21.4 mm |
| Thickness | 1.14 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Number |
N#
3268
Numista (https://numista.com)
|
| References |
KM#
227b,  Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA. And 4 more volumes.  Gerhard Schön; 2020. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes. |
Obverse
The arms of Costa Rica (seven stars representing the seven provinces, three smoking volcanoes for the three mountain ranges, two ships symbolizing the country's geographical situation between the Atlantic and Pacific ocean and sunrise on the left) with the country name above and the date below
Lettering:
REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA
· 2008 ·
Translation:
Republic of Costa Rica
2008
Reverse
The value above coffee branches and initials of the "Banco Central de Costa Rica" and the value in Braille
Lettering:
5
COLONES
B.C.C.R.
Translation:
5
Colones
Central Bank of Costa Rica (Banco Central de Costa Rica)
Edge
Smooth
See also
Manage my collection
To manage your collection, please log in.
| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | ||||||||||||
| 2005 | 55 000 000 | 0.15 | 0.19 | 0.36 | 0.26 | 1.19 | 28% | larger date letters and stars | ||||
| 2008 | 300 000 000 | 0.59 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.59 | 0.43 | 0.61 | 69% | larger date letters and stars | |||
| 2012 | 200 000 000 | 0.44 | 0.47 | 0.51 | 29% | smaller date letters and stars, new coat of arms design | ||||||
| 2016 | 100 000 000 | 0.30 | 0.36 | 0.17 | 0.59 | 10% | ||||||
Values in the table above are expressed in USD. They are based on evaluations by Numista users and sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as a measure, but they are not intended to be relied upon for buying, selling or exchanging. Numista does not buy or sell coins or banknotes.
Frequencies show the percentage of Numista users who own each year or variety among all the users who own this coin. Since some users own several versions, the sum may be greater than 100%.
Get this coin
Members from this site want to exchange it: Olivetti, Bakelis, hectorero, Melvin, mbandi, flatoon, maltese 59, 7475laurent, maxuel64, ZobiZareta, merino02, elier.am85, Ivan Artamonov, Parpaiolle, kumarrahul, Shaji Mathew, ananthk, PPP, Fablu, deandemos, Stomac, stephetju, mikimaus, tonylesgrosbras, oscargg, edgarmx1, Fire Blade5, claudiucozma, gg74, mesaleja, Quijote2014, DrDan, tallest4eva, Rolanso, Loucos por Moedas, wimi, Fitzone, Frieder, ICCoinMx …
Feedback: 
(×468)
Country: Brazil
Languages :
(×468)Country: Brazil
Languages :
Feedback: (×88)
Country: Lithuania
Languages : 
(×88)Country: Lithuania
Languages :
Feedback: (×15)
Country: Spain
Languages : 
(×15)Country: Spain
Languages :
Feedback: none
Country: Costa Rica
Languages :
Country: Costa Rica
Languages :
Feedback: (×59)
Country: Hungary
Languages : 
(×59)Country: Hungary
Languages :
Feedback: none
Country: France
Languages :
Country: France
Languages :
Feedback: (×97)
Country: France
Languages :
(×97)Country: France
Languages :
Feedback: (×258)
Country: France
Languages :
(×258)Country: France
Languages :
Feedback: (×1)
Country: France
Languages :
(×1)Country: France
Languages :
Feedback: (×50)
Country: Germany
Languages :
(×50)Country: Germany
Languages :
Feedback: (×25)
Country: Spain
Languages :
(×25)Country: Spain
Languages :
Feedback: (×126)
Country: United States
Languages :
(×126)Country: United States
Languages :
Feedback: (×102)
Country: Russia
Languages :
(×102)Country: Russia
Languages :
Feedback: (×308)
Country: France
Languages : 
(×308)Country: France
Languages :
Feedback: (×58)
Country: India
Languages :
(×58)Country: India
Languages :
Feedback: (×41)
Country: Bahrain
Languages : 
(×41)Country: Bahrain
Languages :
Feedback: (×85)
Country: India
Languages : 
(×85)Country: India
Languages :
Feedback: none
Country: France
Languages :
Country: France
Languages :
Feedback: (×18)
Country: Italy
Languages :
(×18)Country: Italy
Languages :
Feedback: (×122)
Country: United States
Languages :
(×122)Country: United States
Languages :
Feedback: (×126)
Country: France
Languages :
(×126)Country: France
Languages :
Feedback: (×6)
Country: France
Languages :
(×6)Country: France
Languages :
Feedback: (×432)
Country: Slovenia
Languages : 
(×432)Country: Slovenia
Languages :
Feedback: (×241)
Country: France
Languages :
(×241)Country: France
Languages :
Feedback: (×112)
Country: Spain
Languages :
(×112)Country: Spain
Languages :
Feedback: (×31)
Country: Mexico
Languages :
(×31)Country: Mexico
Languages :
Feedback: (×150)
Country: United Kingdom
Languages :
(×150)Country: United Kingdom
Languages :
Feedback: (×87)
Country: Romania
Languages : 
(×87)Country: Romania
Languages :
Feedback: (×108)
Country: France
Languages :
(×108)Country: France
Languages :
Feedback: (×531)
Country: France
Languages :
(×531)Country: France
Languages :
Feedback: (×7)
Country: Spain
Languages :
(×7)Country: Spain
Languages :
Feedback: none
Country: Russia
Languages : 
Country: Russia
Languages :
Feedback: (×169)
Country: United States
Languages :
(×169)Country: United States
Languages :
Feedback: (×110)
Country: France
Languages :
(×110)Country: France
Languages :
Feedback: none
Country: Brazil
Languages :
Country: Brazil
Languages :
Feedback: none
Languages :
Languages :
Feedback: (×24)
Country: United States
Languages :
(×24)Country: United States
Languages :
Feedback: (×29)
Country: Germany
Languages :
(×29)Country: Germany
Languages :
Feedback: none
Country: Mexico
Languages :
Country: Mexico
Languages :
» See the details of the coins available for swap
Numista Rarity index: 6
Search tips
This index is based on the data of Numista members collections. It ranges from 0 to 100, 0 meaning a very common coin or banknote and 100 meaning a rare coin or banknote among Numista members.
Contribute to the catalog
Modify or add data on this pageRegister a past auction sale