20 Colones

Features

Issuer	Costa Rica
Period	Second Costa Rican Republic (1948-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1983-1996
Value	20 Colones (20 CRC)
Currency	Colón (1896-date)
Composition	Stainless steel
Weight	9.7 g
Diameter	31.25 mm
Thickness	1.96 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 6834 Numista type number (https://en.numista.com/help/what-is-the-n-number-visible-in-the-catalogue-33.html)
References	KM# 216, Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA. And 5 more volumes. Schön# 80 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 extinct 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), the date below, the country name above, all within a nonagonal rim

Script: Latin

Lettering:
COSTA RICA
AMERICA CENTRAL
REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA
1985

Translation:
Costa Rica
Central America
Republic of Costa Rica

Reverse

The value above coffee branches, ribbon behind value and initials of the "Banco Central de Costa Rica" along with the value in Braille, all within a nonagonal rim

Scripts: Braille, Latin

Lettering:
20
COLONES
⠃⠚
B.C.C.R.

Unabridged legend:
20
Colones
⠃⠚
Banco Central de Costa Rica

Translation:
20
Colones
20
Central Bank of Costa Rica

Edge

Reeded

Mints

	Casa da Moeda do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1694-date)
	VDM Metals / Vereinigte Deutsche Metallwerke, Werdohl, Germany (1930-date)

Comments

In 1994, 20 colones pieces were struck using both nickel-plated stainless steel and non-nickel-plated stainless steel.
The size and space between letters on the obverse and the outer rim of the arms of Costa Rica differ slightly between years.

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Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
1983	16 000 000	$ 0.30	$ 0.42	$ 0.42	$ 0.52	$ 1.11	$ 1.11	65%	KM#216.1; Letters in relief on ribbon; VDM Metals
1985	25 000 000		$ 0.20	$ 0.52	$ 0.57	$ 0.69	$ 1.13	55%	KM#216.2; Letters incuse on ribbon; Rio de Janeiro Mint
1989								0.5%	KM#216.1; Letters in relief on ribbon
1994				$ 0.49	$ 0.49			10%	KM#216.1; Letters in relief on ribbon
1994	10 000 000			$ 0.52	$ 0.60			10%	KM#216.2; Letters incuse on ribbon
1996								1.0%	KM#216.2; Letters incuse on ribbon

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