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10 Centavos
| Issuer | Costa Rica |
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| Year | 1917 |
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| Currency | Colón (1896-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA 1917 (Translation: Republic of Costa Rica) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Costa Rica's silver coinage underwent a significant debasement in the early twentieth century as the country struggled with fiscal pressures tied to fluctuating coffee export revenues — the backbone of the national economy. The 1917 issue reflects the reduced fineness adopted during this period, dropping to .500 silver from the higher-grade compositions used in earlier decades. KM#148 is a short-lived type, replaced within a few years as wartime metal economics continued reshaping Central American monetary policy.