| Obverse description | The arms of Costa Rica (seven stars representing the seven provinces, three smoking 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) with the country name above and the date below |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA
· 2008 · (Translation: Republic of Costa Rica) |
| Reverse description | The value with numerals in number and in Braille at the center above coffee branches, abbreviation of the issuer below. |
| Reverse script | Braille, Latin |
| Reverse lettering | 5
COLONES
⠑
B.C.C.R. (Translation: 5 Colones 5 Central Bank of Costa Rica) |
| Edge | Smooth |
| Mint | Casa de Moneda de Chile,Santiago, Chile (1743-date) Mint of Costa Rica, San José,Costa Rica (2010) Royal Canadian Mint of Winnipeg,Canada (1976-date) |
| Mintage | 2005 - larger date and stars; Royal Canadian Mint - 55 000 000 2008 - larger date and stars; Casa de Moneda de Chile - 300 000 000 2012 - smaller date and stars, new coat of arms design; Mint of Costa Rica - 200 000 000 2016 - `REPÚBLICA` in legend; Royal Canadian Mint - 100 000 000 |
| Catalog ID | 5561274860 |
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