| Issuer | Costa Rica |
| Year | 1983-1996 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 20 Colones (20 CRC) |
| Currency | Colón (1896-date) |
| Composition | Stainless steel |
| Weight | 9.7 g |
| Dimensions | 31.25 mm |
| Thickness | 1.96 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#216, Schön#80 |
| Obverse description | The arms of Costa Rica (seven stars representing the seven provinces, three extinct 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), the date below, the country name above, all within a nonagonal rim |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | COSTA RICA
AMERICA CENTRAL
REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA
1985 (Translation: Costa Rica Central America Republic of Costa Rica) |
| Reverse description | The value above coffee branches, ribbon behind value and initials of the `Banco Central de Costa Rica` along with the value in Braille, all within a nonagonal rim |
| Reverse script | Braille, Latin |
| Reverse lettering | 20
COLONES
⠃⠚
B.C.C.R. (Translation: 20 Colones 20 Central Bank of Costa Rica) |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Mint | Casa da Moeda do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1694-date) VDM Metals / Vereinigte Deutsche Metallwerke, Werdohl, Germany (1930-date) |
| Mintage | 1983 - KM#216.1; Letters in relief on ribbon; VDM Metals - 16 000 000 1985 - KM#216.2; Letters incuse on ribbon; Rio de Janeiro Mint - 25 000 000 1989 - KM#216.1; Letters in relief on ribbon - 1994 - KM#216.1; Letters in relief on ribbon - 1994 - KM#216.2; Letters incuse on ribbon - 10 000 000 1996 - KM#216.2; Letters incuse on ribbon - |
| Catalog ID | 2951481460 |
| Comments |
