5 Colones, Costa Rica

5 Colones, Costa Rica, 2005-2016 obverse image5 Colones, Costa Rica, 2005-2016 reverse image
5 Colones coin main info

Main information

  • Country:
    Costa Rica flagCosta Rica
  • Years of Minting:
    2005-2016
  • Period:
    Second Costa Rican Republic (1948-date)
  • Coin Type:
    Standard circulation coin
  • Edge:
    Smooth
  • Shape:
    Round
  • Technique:
    Milled
  • Mint:
    Casa de Moneda de Chile, Santiago, Chile (1743-date), Mint of Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica (2010), Royal Canadian Mint of Winnipeg, Canada (1976-date)
5 Colones Reference Price

Reference Price

$1.50-$52.99

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

5 Colones Coin Design

Coin Design

Reverse

Description:


The value with numerals in number and in Braille at the center above coffee branches, abbreviation of the issuer below.

Engraver:


n/a

Designer:


n/a

Obverse

Description:


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) with the country name above and the date below

Engraver:


n/a

Designer:


n/a

Edge

Description:


Smooth

5 Colones Lettering

Lettering

Obverse:


REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA · 2008 ·

Reverse:


5 COLONES ⠑ B.C.C.R.

5 Colones Physical Feature

Physical Feature

Composition

Aluminium

Size

5 Colones sizes
  • Weight:0.9 g
  • Diameter:21.4 mm
  • Thickness:1.14 mm
  • Edge:Smooth
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