| Issuer | Costa Rica |
| Year | 1889-1892 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 10 Centavos (0.10) |
| Currency | Peso (decimalized, 1863-1896) |
| Composition | Silver (.750) (Copper .250) |
| Weight | 2.5 g |
| Dimensions | 18 mm |
| Thickness | 1.26 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | 24 October 1896 |
| Reference(s) | KM#129 |
| Obverse description | Flagged coat of arms supported by wreath. With legend at top and date at bottom. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA
1892 (Translation: Republic of Costa Rica 1892) |
| Reverse description | Value within wreath. With legend at top. Fineness and mint at bottom. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | AMERICA CENTRAL
10
CENTAVOS
9 Ds. HEATON BIRMm. (Translation: Central America 10 Cents 0.750 Heaton Birmingham) |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Mint | HEATON Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham (Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham Limited),United Kingdom (1850-2003) |
| Mintage | 1889 HEATON - - 260 000 1889 HEATON - Proof - 1890 HEATON - - 215 125 1892 HEATON - - 39 936 |
| Catalog ID | 4665707980 |
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