50 Colones, Costa Rica

50 Colones, Costa Rica, 1997-1999 obverse image50 Colones, Costa Rica, 1997-1999 reverse image
50 Colones coin main info

Main information

  • Country:
    Costa Rica flagCosta Rica
  • Years of Minting:
    1997-1999
  • Period:
    Second Costa Rican Republic (1948-date)
  • Coin Type:
    Standard circulation coin
  • Shape:
    Round
  • Technique:
    Milled
  • Mint:
    Casa de Moneda de Chile, Santiago, Chile (1743-date), Fábrica de Moneda de Ibagué, Colombia (1982-date)
50 Colones Reference Price

Reference Price

$1.99-$67.95

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

50 Colones Coin Design

Coin Design

Reverse

Description:


The value above coffee branches with initials below and the value in Braille

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)

Engraver:


n/a

Designer:


n/a

Edge

Description:


Segmented (4 smooth, 4 milled)

50 Colones Lettering

Lettering

Obverse:


REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA AMERICA CENTRAL REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA 1997

Reverse:


50 COLONES ⠑⠚ B.C.C.R

50 Colones Physical Feature

Physical Feature

Composition

Copper-aluminium-nickel

Size

50 Colones sizes
  • Weight:7.8 g
  • Diameter:27.5 mm
  • Thickness:1.95 mm
  • Edge:n/a
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