5 Colones

Features

Issuer	Costa Rica
Period	Second Costa Rican Republic (1948-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	2005-2016
Value	5 Colones 5 CRC = USD 0.0079
Currency	Colón (1896-date)
Composition	Aluminium
Weight	0.9 g
Diameter	21.4 mm
Thickness	1.14 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Number	N# 3268 Numista type number (https://en.numista.com/help/what-is-the-n-number-visible-in-the-catalogue-33.html)
References	KM# 227b, Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes. Schön# 88b Gerhard Schön; 2018. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (46. Auflage). Battenberg 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

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA
· 2008 ·

Translation: Republic of Costa Rica

Reverse

The value above coffee branches and initials below and the value in Braille at center

Scripts: Braille, Latin

Lettering:
5
COLONES
⠑
B.C.C.R.

Unabridged legend:
5
Colones
⠑
Banco Central de Costa Rica

Translation:
5
Colones
5
Central Bank of Costa Rica

Edge

Smooth

Mints

	Casa de Moneda de Chile, Santiago, Chile (1743-date)
	Utrecht, Netherlands (1010-2020)

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
2005	55 000 000		$ 0.14	$ 0.14	$ 0.29	$ 0.29	$ 0.47	$ 0.96	28%	larger date letters and stars; Casa de Moneda de Chile
2008	300 000 000	$ 0.05	$ 0.16	$ 0.21	$ 0.21	$ 0.48	$ 0.56	$ 0.56	68%	larger date letters and stars; Casa de Moneda de Chile
2012	200 000 000		$ 0.09	$ 0.17	$ 0.36	$ 0.38	$ 0.39	$ 0.41	30%	smaller date letters and stars, new coat of arms design; Royal Dutch Mint
2016	100 000 000				$ 0.28	$ 0.28	$ 0.28	$ 0.48	11%	"REPÚBLICA" in legend

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