Nonagonal (9 sided) rim Costa Rica coat of arms. Seven stars represent the seven provinces, three extinct volcanoes for the three mountain ranges, two ships symbolizing the country`s geographical situation between Atlantic and Pacific ocean and sunrise on the left.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
COSTA RICA
AMERICA CENTRAL
REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA
1994 (Translation: Costa Rica Central America Republic of Costa Rica)
Reverse description
Nonagonal (9 sided) rim Value above coffee branches, ribbon behind value and initials of the `Banco Central de Costa Rica` Value in Braille
Reverse script
Braille, Latin
Reverse lettering
20
COLONES
⠃⠚
B.C.C.R. (Translation: 20 Colones 20 Central Bank of Costa Rica)