Obverse description | The arms of Costa Rica (seven stars representing the seven provinces, three smoking volcanoes for the three mountain ranges, two ships symbolizing the country`s geographical situation between Atlantic and pacific ocean and sunrise on the left), and the date below |
Obverse script | Latin |
Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA
AMERICA CENTRAL
REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA
2008 (Translation: Republic of Costa Rica Central America Republic of Costa Rica) |
Reverse description | Value above coffee branches and initials below and value in Braille |
Reverse script | Braille, Latin |
Reverse lettering | 10
COLONES
⠁⠚
B.C.C.R. (Translation: 10 Colones 10 Central Bank of Costa Rica) |
Edge | Reeded |
Mint | Bern, Switzerland(1225-date) Casa de Moneda de Chile,Santiago, Chile (1743-date) Mint of Costa Rica, San José,Costa Rica (2010) Mint of Poland (Mennica Polska),Warsaw, Poland (1766-date) Royal Canadian Mint of Winnipeg,Canada (1976-date) |
Mintage | 2005 - 22.8 mm diameter, 1.1 mm thick; Casa de la Moneda de Chile - 50 000 000 2008 - 23.2 mm diameter, 1.3 mm thick, thin / large lettering & stars; Bern Mint - 200 000 000 2012 - 23.2 mm diameter, 1.2 mm thick, bold / small letters & stars; Mint of Costa Rica - 230 000 000 2016 - 23.5 mm Ø, 1.25 mm thick; `REPÚBLICA` in legend; Royal Canadian Mint - 100 000 000 2018 - Mennica Polska SA - 110 000 000 |
Catalog ID | 8457328650 |
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