10 Colones

Features

Country	Costa Rica
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	2005-2016
Value	10 Colones 10 CRC = 0.018 USD
Currency	Colón (1896-date)
Composition	Aluminium
Weight	1.1 g
Diameter	23.5 mm
Thickness	1.2 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
References	KM# 228b, Standard Catalog of World Coins by George S. Cuhaj (Krause Publications) Schön# 89b Weltmünzkatalog by Gerhard Schön, Günter Schön (Battenberg Gietl Verlag)

Obverse

Costa Rica coat of arms. Seven stars represent 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

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

Reverse

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

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

Edge

Reeded

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Year	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
2005	50,000,000			0.22	0.24		0.57	31%	22.8mm diameter, 1.1mm thick
2008	200,000,000	0.19	0.22	0.32	0.37		0.58	65%	23.2mm diameter, 1.3mm thick, thin / large lettering & stars
2012	230,000,000			0.21	0.22	0.65	0.65	41%	23.2mm diameter, 1.2mm thick, bold / small letters & stars
2016				0.35	0.24	0.24	0.46	9%	23.5mm Ø, 1.25mm thick

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