Costa Rica 500 Colones, 2003 – 2005

500 Colones from Costa Rica. Issued from 2003 to 2005. Struck in Copper-aluminium-nickel. Measures 33 mm and weighs 11 g.

Obverse

Costa Rica coat of arms. Seven stars represent the seven provinces, three smoking volcanoes for the three mountain ranges, two ships symbolizing the country's geographical situation between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, and sunrise on the left. (Republic of Costa Rica
Central America
Republic of Costa Rica)

Reverse

Value above coffee branches and initials of the "Banco Central de Costa Rica". Value in Braille. (500
Colones
500
Central Bank of Costa Rica)

Edge

Segmented reeding