50 Colones

Features

Issuer	Costa Rica
Period	Second Costa Rican Republic (1948-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1997-1999
Value	50 Colones 50 CRC = USD 0.09
Currency	Colon (1896-date)
Composition	Copper-aluminium-nickel
Weight	7.8 g
Diameter	27.5 mm
Thickness	1.95 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Number	N# 3590
References	KM# 231 Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 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)

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA
AMERICA CENTRAL
REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA
1997

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

Reverse

The value above coffee branches with initials below and the value in Braille

Scripts: Braille, Latin

Lettering:
50
COLONES
⠑⠚
B.C.C.R

Unabridged legend:
50
Colones
⠑⠚
Banco Central de Costa Rica

Translation:
50
Colones
50
Central Bank of Costa Rica

Edge

Segmented (4 smooth, 4 milled)

Mint

Comments

The size and space between letters on the obverse varies year by year in addition to the outer rim of the Coat of Arms.

See also

• Mountain
• Coat of Arms
• Wreath
• Boat or watercraft

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