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10 Céntimos
| Issuer | Costa Rica |
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| Year | 1920-1922 |
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| Weight | 2 g |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA 1922 (Translation: Republic of Costa Rica) |
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| Mintage | ND (1920) GCR - Error - No Date - 1920 GCR - - 845,491 1921 GCR - - 750,000 1922 GCR - - 750,000 |
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Costa Rica's brass coinage of this period replaced earlier cupro-nickel issues as global metal supplies and pricing shifted dramatically in the aftermath of World War I. The 10 céntimos denomination circulated heavily through the early republic's market economy, and brass survivors in any condition above Fine are genuinely scarce — the alloy wore quickly and the coins were used hard.