10 Colones

Features

Issuer	Costa Rica
Period	Second Costa Rican Republic (1948-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	2005-2018
Value	10 Colones 10 CRC = 0.016 USD
Currency	Colón (1896-date)
Composition	Aluminium
Weight	1.1 g
Diameter	23.5 mm
Thickness	1.2 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Number	N# 3756 Numista (https://numista.com)
References	KM# 228b, Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA. And 4 more volumes. Schön# 89b 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 Atlantic and pacific ocean and sunrise on the left), and the date below

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA
AMERICA CENTRAL
REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA
2005

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

Reverse

The value above coffee branches and initials of the "Banco Central de Costa Rica and the value in Braille

Scripts: Braille, Latin

Lettering:
10
COLONES
B.C.C.R.

Translation:
10
Colones
Central Bank of Costa Rica (Banco Central de Costa Rica)

Edge

Reeded

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
2005	50 000 000				$ 0.25	$ 0.23	$ 0.84	$ 0.88	29%	22.8mm diameter, 1.1mm thick
2008	200 000 000	$ 0.64	$ 0.21	$ 0.23	$ 0.35	$ 0.40	$ 1.08	$ 0.68	63%	23.2mm diameter, 1.3mm thick, thin / large lettering & stars
2012	230 000 000		$ 0.48	$ 0.11	$ 0.22	$ 0.40	$ 0.84	$ 0.82	43%	23.2mm diameter, 1.2mm thick, bold / small letters & stars
2016	100 000 000				$ 0.63	$ 0.35	$ 0.32	$ 0.50	13%	23.5mm Ø, 1.25mm thick
2018	110 000 000								0.5%

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