| Issuer | Costa Rica |
| Year | 1997-1999 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 5 Colones |
| Currency | Colón (1896-date) |
| Composition | Copper-aluminium-nickel |
| Weight | 4 g |
| Dimensions | 21.6 mm |
| Thickness | 1.50 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#227a, Schön#88a |
| Obverse description | Costa Rican 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 oceans and sunrise on the left. NOTE: size and space between letters varies in mintages |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA
AMERICA CENTRAL
REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA
1999 (Translation: Republic of Costa Rica Central America Republic of Costa Rica) |
| Reverse description | Value above coffee branches and initials below Value in Braille NOTE: size and space between letters varies in mintages |
| Reverse script | Braille, Latin |
| Reverse lettering | 5
COLONES
⠑
B.C.C.R. (Translation: 5 Colones 5 Central Bank of Costa Rica) |
| Edge | Segmented (4 milled, 4 smooth) |
| Mint | Casa de Moneda de Chile,Santiago, Chile (1743-date) Fábrica de Moneda de Ibagué,Colombia (1982-date) |
| Mintage | 1997 - KM227a (large letters, volcanoes without smoke); Santiago Mint - 15 000 000 1999 - KM227a.1 (thin letters, volcanoes with smoke); Colombian Mint - 15 000 000 |
| Catalog ID | 8915938350 |
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