Coins of Costa Rica
Found: 12Coins of Costa Rica: 12 records in the reference, struck between 1866 and 1985. By metal: silver — 8, iron (steel) — 2, cupronickel (copper-nickel) — 1, gold — 1. By denomination: colón — 6, centavo — 3, centimo — 2, peso — 1. Reference prices run from 700 to 23 200 roubles. Every entry carries photographs of both sides, metal, fineness, weight, diameter, mintage and catalogue numbers after Bitkin, Uzdenikov and Conros. The country is identified by the legend and the coat of arms, and where the legend is unreadable — by the denomination and monetary unit: most states used a unit of their own. The same type was struck for years, and varieties differ by date, mint and small die details.
USA 630Canada 371Mexico 254Brazil 156Peru 147Cuba 133Colombia 124Jamaica 119Ecuador 85Haiti 81Argentina 80Guatemala 80Chile 69British Honduras 60Bolivia 55Panama 44Dominica 44Uruguay 39Cayman Islands 39Belize 35Trinidad and Tobago 34Aruba 31Falkland Islands 30Bermuda 22 All — by country
1 Peso 1866 [Costa Rica] 23 200 ₽
50 Centavos 1886 [Costa Rica] 13 800 ₽
25 Centavos 1890 [Costa Rica] 7 400 ₽
10 Centavos 1890 [Costa Rica] 700 ₽
50 Centimos 1923, Overstrike on 25 Centavos 1893 [Costa Rica] 3 800 ₽
10 Centimos 1969 [Costa Rica]
5 colones 1970, Cartago [Costa Rica] Proof 2 600 ₽
25 Colones 1970, 25 Years of Social Legislation [Costa Rica] 4 600 ₽
50 colones 1974, Green Sea Turtle /Proof/ [Costa Rica] 2 500 ₽
50 colones 1974, Green Sea Turtle /UNC/ [Costa Rica] 2 200 ₽
20 Colones 1983 [Costa Rica]
20 Colones 1985 [Costa Rica]
