5 Colones
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Features
| Issuer |
Costa Rica
 |
|---|---|
| Issuing bank | Central Bank of Costa Rica (Banco Central de Costa Rica) |
| Period |
Second Republic (1948-date)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1997-1999 |
| Value | 5 Colones 5 CRC = USD 0.011 |
| Currency | Colón (1896-date) |
| Composition | Aluminium-nickel bronze |
| Weight | 4 g |
| Diameter | 21.6 mm |
| Thickness | 1.50 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 1 July 2026 |
| Number | N# 6922 |
| References | KM# 227a Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes). Jay M. Galst, Peter van Alfen; 2013. Ophthalmologia Optica & Visio in Nummis. Wayenborgh Publishing, Piribebuy, Paraguay. |
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
1997
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)
© Renato Lima (CC BY-NC)
Mints
| Casa de Moneda de Chile, Santiago, Chile (1743-date) | |
| Fábrica de Moneda de Ibagué, Colombia (1982-date) |
Comments
Due to inflation, these coins were no longer issued by the Central Bank starting in January 1st, 2020.
Although these coins have been demonetized, they are still redeemable at the Central Bank of Costa Rica.
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| Date | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | References | Frequency | |||||
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| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1997 | 15 000 000 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.27 | $ 0.53 | $ 1.00 | KM# 227aStandard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Large letters, volcanoes without smoke; Santiago Mint | 65% | |||||
| 1999 | 15 000 000 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.31 | $ 0.46 | $ 0.58 | $ 0.89 | KM# 227a.1Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Thin letters, volcanoes with smoke; Colombian Mint | 60% | ||||
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