Costa Rica 25 Céntimos, 1983 – 1989

Small size

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Costa Rica Costa Rica
Currency Colon (1896 – 9999)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 25 Centimos
Year 1983 – 1989
Ruler Second Costa Rican Republic (1948–9999)
Composition Aluminium
Shape Round
Alignment Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique Milled
Weight (g) 1.05
Diameter (mm) 17
Thickness (mm) 2.15
Demonetized Yes

Description

25 Centimos from Costa Rica. Issued from 1983 to 1989. Struck in Aluminium. Measures 17 mm and weighs 1.05 g.

Obverse
Costa Rica 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 ocean and sunrise on the left (Republic of Costa Rica
Central America
Republic of Costa Rica)
Reverse
Value within a laurel wreath and initials of the "Banco Central de Costa Rica" (Central America
25
Centimos
Central Bank of Costa Rica)
Edge
Milled

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage g vg f vf xf au unc Comment Frequency
1989  60M — — € 0,41 € 0,41 € 0,54 € 0,54 € 0,54 Casa da Moeda do Brasil 52%
1986  60M € 0,19 € 0,19 € 0,19 € 0,28 € 0,48 € 0,54 € 0,54 Casa da Moeda do Brasil 36%
1983  60M — — € 0,13 € 0,33 € 0,42 € 0,42 € 0,54 Royal Canadian Mint 41%

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