5 Colones

5 Colones - obverse5 Colones - reverse

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Features

Issuer Costa Rica
Issuing bank Central Bank of Costa Rica (Banco Central de Costa Rica)
Period Second Costa Rican Republic (1948-date)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1997-1999
Value 5 Colones
5 CRC = USD 0.0098
Currency Colon (1896-date)
Composition Copper-aluminium-nickel
Weight 4 g
Diameter 21.6 mm
Thickness 1.50 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Number
N#
6922
References KM# 227a,
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.
Schön# 88a
Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany.
And 1 more volumes.

Obverse

Costa Rican 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 oceans and sunrise on the left.

NOTE: size and space between letters varies in mintages

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA
AMERICA CENTRAL
REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA
1999

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

Reverse

Value above coffee branches and initials below
Value in Braille

NOTE: size and space between letters varies in mintages

Scripts: Braille, Latin

Lettering:
5
COLONES

B.C.C.R.

Unabridged legend:
5
Colones

Banco Central de Costa Rica

Translation:
5
Colones
5
Central Bank of Costa Rica

Edge

Segmented (4 milled, 4 smooth)

Mints

Casa de Moneda de Chile, Santiago, Chile (1743-date)
Fábrica de Moneda de Ibagué, Colombia (1982-date)

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1997  15 000 000 $ 0.17 $ 0.23 $ 0.23 $ 0.34 $ 0.50 $ 0.98 65% KM227a (large letters, volcanoes without smoke); Santiago Mint
1999  15 000 000 $ 0.21 $ 0.21 $ 0.27 $ 0.52 $ 0.61 $ 0.87 61% KM227a.1 (thin letters, volcanoes with smoke); Colombian Mint

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