| Issuer | Costa Rica |
| Year | 1965-1978 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1 Colón (1 CRC) |
| Currency | Colón (1896-date) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel) |
| Weight | 10 g |
| Dimensions | 29 mm |
| Thickness | 1.68 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | Schön#42, KM#186.2, KM#186.3, KM#186.4 |
| Obverse description | Costa Rica coat of arms. Stars represent the Costa Rica 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. In 1964, the number of stars went from 5 to 7 as Puntarenas and Limon reached the province status |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA
AMERICA CENTRAL
REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA
• 1954 • (Translation: Republic of Costa Rica Central America) |
| Reverse description | Value within a laurel wreath and initials of the `Banco Central de Costa Rica` |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | AMERICA CENTRAL
1
COLON
B.C.C.R. (Translation: Central America Central Bank of Costa Rica) |
| Edge | Smooth with inscription |
| Mint | Casa de Moneda de Guatemala,Guatemala City, Guatemala (1733-date) Royal Canadian Mint of Ottawa,Canada (1908-date) Sherritt Mint, Fort Saskatchewan, Canada (1927-date) United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date) VDM Metals / Vereinigte Deutsche Metallwerke, Werdohl, Germany (1930-date) |
| Mintage | 1965 - KM#186.2; VDM Metals - 1 000 000 1968 - KM#186.2; Philadelphia Mint - 2 000 000 1970 - KM#186.2; Philadelphia Mint - 2 000 000 1972 - KM#186.3; Guatemala City Mint - 2 000 000 1974 - KM#186.2; VDM Metals - 2 000 000 1975 - KM#186.3; Guatemala City Mint - 1 028 000 1976 - KM#186.4; Guatemala City Mint - 12 000 000 1976 - KM#186.4; Guatemala City Mint; Proof - 5 000 1977 - KM#186.4; Royal Canadian and Sherritt Mint - 22 000 000 1978 - KM#186.2; VDM Metals - 10 000 000 |
| Catalog ID | 5300822430 |
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