20 Colones, Costa Rica

20 Colones, Costa Rica, 1983-1996 obverse image20 Colones, Costa Rica, 1983-1996 reverse image
20 Colones coin main info

Main information

  • Country:
    Costa Rica flagCosta Rica
  • Years of Minting:
    1983-1996
  • Period:
    Second Costa Rican Republic (1948-date)
  • Coin Type:
    Standard circulation coin
  • Edge:
    Reeded
  • Shape:
    Round
  • Technique:
    Milled
  • Mint:
    Casa da Moeda do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1694-date), VDM Metals / Vereinigte Deutsche Metallwerke, Werdohl, Germany (1930-date)
20 Colones Reference Price

Reference Price

$0.70-$104.49

The actual value of the coin may differ depending on its condition, luster, rarity, and other factors. This is a rough estimation.

20 Colones Coin Design

Coin Design

Reverse

Description:


The value above coffee branches, ribbon behind value and initials of the Banco Central de Costa Rica along with the value in Braille, all within a nonagonal rim

Engraver:


n/a

Designer:


n/a

Obverse

Description:


The arms of Costa Rica (seven stars representing the seven provinces, three extinct 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), the date below, the country name above, all within a nonagonal rim

Engraver:


n/a

Designer:


n/a

Edge

Description:


Reeded

20 Colones Lettering

Lettering

Obverse:


COSTA RICA AMERICA CENTRAL REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA 1985

Reverse:


20 COLONES ⠃⠚ B.C.C.R.

20 Colones Physical Feature

Physical Feature

Composition

Stainless steel

Size

20 Colones sizes
  • Weight:9.7 g
  • Diameter:31.25 mm
  • Thickness:1.96 mm
  • Edge:Reeded
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