5 Colones Central Bank

Features

Issuer	Costa Rica
Issuing bank	Central Bank of Costa Rica (Banco Central de Costa Rica)
Period	Second Republic (1948-date)
Type	Circulating commemorative coins
Year	1975
Value	5 Colones (5 CRC)
Currency	Colón (1896-date)
Composition	Nickel
Weight	12 g
Diameter	30 mm
Thickness	2.4 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 3624
References	KM# 203 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön# 60 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Commemorative issue

25th Anniversary of the Central Bank

Obverse

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

Around the value, B.C.C.R. initials of the "Banco Central de Costa Rica"

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA
AMERICA CENTRAL
REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA
B.C. CINCO COLONES C.R.

Unabridged legend:
Republica de Costa Rica
America Central
Republica de Costa Rica
Banco Central - Cinco Colones - de Costa Rica

Translation:
Republic of Costa Rica
Central America
Republic of Costa Rica
Central Bank - Five Colones - of Costa Rica

Reverse

Coffee plant

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ANIVERSARIO DEL BANCO CENTRAL
1950-1975

Translation: Anniversary of the Central Bank

Edge

Reeded

Mint

VDM Metals / Vereinigte Deutsche Metallwerke, Werdohl, Germany (1930-date)

Comments

Although these coins have been demonetized, they are still redeemable at the Central Bank of Costa Rica.

Present in sets

1975 Costa Rica - 25th Anniversary of Central Bank Mint Set

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Date			Mintage		VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
1975			2 000 000				$ 2.10	$ 2.20	$ 3.50	$ 3.50

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