20 Colones
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Features
| Country | Costa Rica |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1983-1996 |
| Value | 20 Colones 20 CRC = 0.035 USD |
| Currency | Colón (1896-date) |
| Composition | Stainless steel |
| Weight | 9.7 g |
| Diameter | 31.25 mm |
| Thickness | 1.96 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| References |
KM#
216, Standard Catalog of World Coins
Schön#
80 by George S. Cuhaj (Krause Publications) Weltmünzkatalog
by Gerhard Schön, Günter Schön (Battenberg Gietl Verlag) |
Obverse
Nonagonal rim (9 sided)
Costa Rica coat of arms. Seven stars represent the seven provinces, three extinct volcanoes for the three mountain ranges, two ships symbolizing the country's geographical situation between Atlantic and Pacific ocean and sunrise on the left.
NOTE: size and space between letters varies in mintages. outer rim of Coat of Arms slightly different
Lettering:
COSTA RICA
AMERICA CENTRAL
REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA
1985
Reverse
Nonagonal rim (9 sided)
Value above coffee branches, ribbon behind value and initials of the "Banco Central de Costa Rica"
Value in Braille
Lettering:
20
COLONES
B.C.C.R.
Edge
Milled
Comments
In 1994, 20 colones pieces were struck using both nickel-plated stainless steel and non-nickel-plated stainless steal.
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| Year | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 16,000,000 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.51 | 1.18 | 1.18 | KM#216.1 Letters in relief on ribbon | ||||
| 1985 | 25,000,000 | 0.46 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 1.00 | 1.19 | KM#216.2 Letters incuse on ribbon | ||||
| 1989 | KM#216.1 Letters in relief on ribbon | ||||||||||
| 1994 | 0.44 | KM#216.1 Letters in relief on ribbon | |||||||||
| 1994 | 10,000,000 | KM#216.2 Letters incuse on ribbon | |||||||||
| 1996 | KM#216.2 Letters incuse on ribbon | ||||||||||
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