25 Colones 2nd coat of arms; non-magnetic; segmented edge

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	2001-2003
Value	25 Colones 25 CRC = USD 0.05
Currency	Colón (1896-date)
Composition	Aluminium-nickel bronze
Weight	7 g
Diameter	25.5 mm
Thickness	2.07 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Issued	1 July 2026
Number	N# 6941
References	KM# 229a Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön# 90a Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Obverse

The arms of Costa Rica (seven stars representng the seven provinces, three smoking volcanoes for the three mountain ranges, two ships symbolizing the country's geographical situation between Atlantic and pacific ocean and sunrise on the left) with the date below

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA
AMERICA CENTRAL
REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA
2001

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

Reverse

The value above coffee branches and initials at the bottom and the value in Braille

Scripts: Braille, Latin

Lettering:
25
COLONES
⠃⠑
B.C.C.R.

Unabridged legend:
25
Colones
⠃⠑
Banco Central de Costa Rica

Translation:
25
Colones
25
Central Bank of Costa Rica

Edge

Segmented (4 smooth, 4 milled)

Mint

Casa de Moneda de Chile, Santiago, Chile (1743-date)

Comments

The size and space between letters on the obverse vary depending on the year along with the outer rim of Coat of Arms being slightly different.

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

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Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
2001	10 000 000	$ 0.20	$ 0.28	$ 0.32	$ 0.58	$ 0.64	$ 1.00	Santiago Mint	54%
2003	15 000 000	$ 0.08	$ 0.30	$ 0.35	$ 0.35	$ 0.50	$ 1.90	Santiago Mint	64%

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