| Issuer | Costa Rica |
|---|---|
| Year | 2023 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
| Value | 500 Colones |
| Currency | Colón (1896-date) |
| Composition | Bimetallic: copper-nickel centre in nickel brass ring |
| Weight | 10.5 g |
| Diameter | 28 mm |
| Thickness | 2.25 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#243 |
| Obverse description | Issuing country, face value, and latent image |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | REPÚBLICA DE COSTA RICA BANCO CENTRAL DE COSTA RICA 500 COLONES (Translation: Republic of Costa Rica Central Bank of Costa Rica) |
| Reverse description | José Figueres Ferrer breaking a battlement of the Bellavista Barracks with sledgehammer, dates below |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | 75 AÑOS DE LA ABOLICIÓN DEL EJÉRCITO El mundo nos conoce y nos respeta por la decisión de levantar cuadernos y violines 1948-2023 (Translation: 75 Years Since the Abolition of the Military The world knows us and respects us for the decision to raise notebooks and violins) |
| Edge | Milled |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | ND (2023) - - |
| Numisquare ID | 9176286660 |
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