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5 Colones (Central Bank)
Country: Costa Rica
Denomination: 5 colones
(5 CRC)
Year: (1975)
Material: Nickel
Weight: 12.0 g
Shape: Round
Diameter: 30 mm
Type: Circulating commemorative coin
Catalog list: costa rica
Description:
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
Reverse
Coffee plant
Around the value, B.C.C.R. initials of the "Banco Central de Costa Rica"
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