100 Colones

€8,487.00
IssuerCosta Rica
Year2006-2021
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value100 Colones
CurrencyColón (1896-date)
CompositionBrass plated steel
Weight9.0 g
Dimensions29.5 mm
Thickness1.96 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#240a, Schön#92b
Obverse descriptionThe 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 scriptLatin
Obverse letteringREPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA AMERICA CENTRAL REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA · 2014 ·
(Translation: Republic of Costa Rica Central America Republic of Costa Rica)
Reverse descriptionThe value above coffee branches and initials of the `Banco Central de Costa Rica` and the value in Braille
Reverse scriptBraille, Latin
Reverse lettering100 COLONES ⠁⠚⠚ B.C.C.R
(Translation: 100 Colones 100 Central Bank of Costa Rica)
EdgeReeded
MintCasa 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)
Mintage2006  - 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
Catalog ID2414345470
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