500 Colones Annexation of Partido de Nicoya; colourized

Features

Issuer	Costa Rica
Issuing bank	Central Bank of Costa Rica (Banco Central de Costa Rica)
Ruling authority	Second Republic (1948-date)
Type	Non-circulating coins
Year	2024
Value	500 Colones 500 CRC = USD 0.99
Currency	Colón (1896-date)
Composition	Bimetallic: copper-nickel centre in nickel brass ring
Weight	10.5 g
Diameter	28 mm
Thickness	2.25 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Coloured, Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Issued	26 July 2024
Number	N# 428588

Commemorative issue

200th anniversary of the annexation of Partido de Nicoya to Costa Rica

Obverse

Issuing country, face value, and latent image

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPÚBLICA DE COSTA RICA
BANCO CENTRAL DE COSTA RICA
500
COLONES

Translation:
Republic of Costa Rica
Central Bank of Costa Rica

Reverse

Woman with colourized, flowing dress, map of the Nicoya region and tree in background

Script: Latin

Lettering:
200 AÑOS DE LA ANEXIÓN DEL PARTIDO DE NICOYA 1824-2024
DE LA PARTIA POR NUESTRA VOLUNTAD

Translation:
200 Years of the annexation of the Partido de Nicoya
Part of the homeland by our own will

Edge

Smooth with five reeded sections

Mint

Comments

See also

• Map
• Tree
• Latent image

• 500 Colones (Annexation of Partido de Nicoya)

Manage my collection

Please sign in or create an account to manage your collection.

Get this coin

A member of this site wants to exchange it: samuel.vargasgutierrez

Feedback: (×1)
Country: Costa Rica
Languages: ES, EN

Numista Rarity index: 88

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.

Discuss or ask a question

Contribute to the catalogue