Costa Rica 5 Colones, 1997 – 1999

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Costa Rica Costa Rica
Currency Colon (1896 – 9999)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 5 Colones
Year 1997 – 1999
Ruler Second Costa Rican Republic (1948–9999)
Composition Copper-aluminium-nickel
Shape Round
Alignment Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique Milled
Weight (g) 4
Diameter (mm) 21.6
Thickness (mm) 1.5

Description

5 Colones from Costa Rica. Issued from 1997 to 1999. Struck in Copper-aluminium-nickel. Measures 21.6 mm and weighs 4 g.

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 (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 (5
Colones
5
Central Bank of Costa Rica)
Edge
Segmented (4 milled, 4 smooth)

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage vg f vf xf au unc Comment Frequency
1999  15M € 0,21 € 0,21 € 0,27 € 0,52 € 0,61 € 0,87 KM227a.1 (thin letters, volcanoes with smoke); Colombian Mint 61%
1997  15M € 0,17 € 0,23 € 0,23 € 0,34 € 0,50 € 0,98 KM227a (large letters, volcanoes without smoke); Santiago Mint 65%

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