| Issuer | Costa Rica |
| Year | 1889-1893 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 25 Centavos (0.25) |
| Currency | Peso (decimalized, 1863-1896) |
| Composition | Silver (.750) (Copper .250) |
| Weight | 6.5 g |
| Dimensions | 25 mm |
| Thickness | 1.46 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | 24 October 1896 |
| Reference(s) | KM#130 |
| Obverse description | Flagged coat of arms supported by wreath. With legend at top and date at bottom. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA
1889 (Translation: Republic of Costa Rica) |
| Reverse description | Value within wreath. With legend at top. Fineness and mint at bottom. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | AMERICA CENTRAL
25 CENTAVOS
9DS. HEATON BIRMN. (Translation: Central America 25 Centavos 0.750 Heaton Birmingham) |
| Edge | |
| Mint | HEATON Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham (Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham Limited),United Kingdom (1850-2003) |
| Mintage | 1889 HEATON - Over-dates 1889/8, 89/93, and 89/99 exist - 410 000 1889 HEATON - Proof - 1890 HEATON - Over-date 1890/80 exists - 395 442 1892 HEATON - - 440 443 1893 HEATON - - 620 000 |
| Catalog ID | 7038419910 |
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