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50 Colones Silky anole, colorized
| Issuer | Banco Central de Costa Rica |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Composition | Nickel brass (Acrylic plating) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Interrupted reeding |
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Costa Rica's nickel brass circulating coinage has carried wildlife themes since the 1990s, but this 2023 issue takes an unusual production step: acrylic colorization applied to a circulation-class coin rather than a collector piece. The silky anole, Norops nitens, is native to humid lowland forests across Central America. Applying color to a base-metal circulation coin at this scale reflects a broader regional trend in which central banks use circulating coinage for conservation messaging, pioneered aggressively by the Banco Central in its commemorative programs of the early 2000s.