Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
50 Colones Menelaus blue morpho, colourized
| Issuer | Banco Central de Costa Rica |
|---|---|
| Year | 2023 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | 5.54 g |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA BANCO CENTRAL DE COSTA RICA 50 COLONES (Translation: Republic of Costa Rica Central Bank of Costa Rica) |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Costa Rica's Banco Central introduced colorized circulating coinage largely in response to a broader regional push toward visually distinct denominations to aid the elderly and low-literacy populations in differentiating coins by feel and sight simultaneously. The Menelaus blue morpho — Morpho menelaus — is native to the tropical rainforests of Central and South America and has been a recurring symbol in Costa Rican conservation messaging for decades.
The acrylic color application on a circulating coin remains technically demanding; field wear causes delamination over time, making high-grade survivors of any colorized circulation issue disproportionately scarce within a few years of release.