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 the 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
· 2014 · (Translation: Republic of Costa Rica Central America Republic of Costa Rica)
Reverse description
The value above coffee branches and initials of the `Banco Central de Costa Rica` and the value in Braille
Reverse script
Braille, Latin
Reverse lettering
100
COLONES
⠁⠚⠚
B.C.C.R (Translation: 100 Colones 100 Central Bank of Costa Rica)
Edge
Reeded
Mint
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 Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date)
Mintage
2006 - Casa de Moneda de Santiago - 14 000 000 2007 (2010) - Mint of Costa Rica, Minted in 2010 - 108 000 000 2014 - Design modification, see Comments section above; Royal British Mint - 40 000 000 2017 - `REPÚBLICA` in legend; Mennica Polska - 40 000 000 2021 - `REPÚBLICA` in legend; Royal British Mint - 20 000 000