| Issuer | Costa Rica |
| Year | 1889-1892 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 5 Centavos (0.05) |
| Currency | Peso (decimalized, 1863-1896) |
| Composition | Silver (.750) (Copper .250) |
| Weight | 1.25 g |
| Dimensions | 15 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | 24 October 1896 |
| Reference(s) | KM#128 |
| 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 1889) |
| Reverse description | Value within wreath. With legend at top. Fineness and mint at bottom. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | AMERICA CENTRAL
5
CENTAVOS
9 Ds. HEATON BIRMM. (Translation: Central America 5 Cents 0.750 Heaton Birmingham) |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Mint | HEATON Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham (Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham Limited),United Kingdom (1850-2003) |
| Mintage | 1889 HEATON - - 520 000 1890 HEATON - - 430 500 1892 HEATON - - 279 731 |
| Catalog ID | 6365204820 |
| Comments |
