| Issuer | Costa Rica |
| Year | 1983-1989 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 5 Colones (5 CRC) |
| Currency | Colón (1896-date) |
| Composition | Stainless steel |
| Weight | 7.25 g |
| Dimensions | 26.00 mm |
| Thickness | 1.92 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#214, Schön#78, Schön#78a |
| Obverse description | The arms of Costa Rica (seven stars representing the seven provinces, three extinct 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, the date below, all within a heptagonal rim |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | COSTA RICA
AMERICA CENTRAL
REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA
1985 (Translation: Costa Rica Central America Republic of Costa Rica) |
| Reverse description | Value above coffee branches, ribbon behind value and initials of the `Banco Central de Costa Rica`, the value in Braille, all within a heptagonal rim |
| Reverse script | Braille, Latin |
| Reverse lettering | 5
COLONES
⠑
B.C.C.R. (Translation: 5 Colones 5 Central Bank of Costa Rica) |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Mint | Casa da Moeda do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1694-date) VDM Metals / Vereinigte Deutsche Metallwerke, Werdohl, Germany (1930-date) |
| Mintage | 1983 - KM# 214.1, small ships; Rio de Janeiro Mint - 24 000 000 1985 - KM# 214.2, large ships; Rio de Janeiro Mint - 25 000 000 1989 - KM# 214.1, small ships; VDM Metals - 20 000 000 |
| Catalog ID | 9063515160 |
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