Costa Rica 50 Colones, 1997 – 1999

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Costa Rica Costa Rica
Currency Colon (1896 – 9999)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 50 Colones
Year 1997 – 1999
Ruler Second Costa Rican Republic (1948–9999)
Composition Copper-aluminium-nickel
Shape Round
Alignment Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique Milled
Weight (g) 7.8
Diameter (mm) 27.5
Thickness (mm) 1.95

Description

50 Colones from Costa Rica. Issued from 1997 to 1999. Struck in Copper-aluminium-nickel. Measures 27.5 mm and weighs 7.8 g.

Obverse
The arms of Costa Rica (seven stars representing the seven provinces, three smoking 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) (Republic of Costa Rica
Central America
Republic of Costa Rica)
Reverse
The value above coffee branches with initials below and the value in Braille (50
Colones
50
Central Bank of Costa Rica)
Edge
Segmented (4 smooth, 4 milled)

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage g vg f vf xf au unc Comment Frequency
1999  25M € 0,09 € 0,15 € 0,48 € 0,52 € 0,52 — — KM#231.1 (smaller letters, volcanoes with smoke) 70%
1997  15M € 0,37 € 0,48 € 0,48 € 0,53 € 0,57 € 0,61 € 0,99 KM#231 (large letters, volcanoes without smoke); Santiago Mint 58%

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