5 Céntimos

Features

Country	Costa Rica
Period	Second Costa Rican Republic (1948-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1953-1967
Value	5 Céntimos 0.05 CRC = 0.000082 USD
Currency	Colón (1896-date)
Composition	Stainless steel
Weight	0.875 g
Diameter	14.92 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
References	KM# 184.1a Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA. ISBN 9781440248979. Thomas Michael (editor), Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2016. Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700 (7^th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, USA. ISBN 9781440248573. Thomas Michael (editor); 2016. Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800 (7^th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, USA. ISBN 9781440247064. Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900 (9^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA. ISBN 9781440248955. Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000 (47^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA. ISBN 9781440248962.

Obverse

The arms of Costa Rica (five stars representing the five 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) with the date below

Lettering:
REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA
AMERICA CENTRAL
REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA
1953

Translation:
Republic of Costa Rica
Central America
Republic of Costa Rica
1953

Reverse

The value within a laurel wreath and initials of the "Banco Central de Costa Rica"

Lettering:
AMERICA CENTRAL
5 CENTIMOS
B.C.C.R.

Translation:
Central America
5 Centimos
Central Bank of Costa Rica (Banco Central de Costa Rica)

Edge

Milled

Mints

	United States Mint, Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)
	United States Mint, San Francisco, United States (1854-date)

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Date	Mintage	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
1953	9,040,000	0.36	0.19	0.28	0.54	32%	Philadelphia Mint
1958	19,940,000	0.36	0.36	0.94	0.62	63%	struck in 1959 - Philadelphia Mint
1967	10,900,000		0.24	0.22	0.60	34%	San Franscisco Mint

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