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5 Colones
| Issuer | Banco Central de Costa Rica |
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| Year | 1995 |
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| Weight | 4.03 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse script | Braille, Latin |
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KM#227 was part of a broader shift in Costa Rican coinage during the late 1980s and 1990s, when the Banco Central moved away from stainless steel toward cheaper brass-plated steel as chronic inflation steadily eroded the practical value of low-denomination coins. The 5 colón piece was itself something of an anachronism by 1995 — inflation had been running so high for so long that the denomination bought almost nothing in daily commerce.
Brass-plated steel strikes from this period are prone to delamination of the plating at the rim, a known production artifact worth examining on any example.