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1 Colón
| Issuer | Banco Central de Costa Rica |
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| Year | 1961 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The numeral '1' appears prominently in the center of the field, accompanied by the word COLON below, all encircled by a wreath of laurel branches tied at the base. The abbreviated legend B.C.C.R. (Banco Central de Costa Rica) is inscribed within the design, and AMERICA CENTRAL appears along the upper arc of the coin. |
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Costa Rica's switch from silver to copper-nickel for the 1 Colón came as part of a broader mid-century Latin American trend of abandoning precious metal coinage as silver prices climbed relative to face values. The Banco Central, established only in 1950, was still consolidating monetary policy in these years — the composition change was as much a fiscal decision as a practical one.