500 Colones Abolition of the Costa Rican Army

€389,860.00
IssuerCosta Rica
Year2023
TypeCirculating commemorative coin
Value500 Colones
CurrencyColón (1896-date)
CompositionBimetallic: copper-nickel centre in nickel brass ring
Weight10.5 g
Dimensions28 mm
Thickness2.25 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#243
Obverse descriptionIssuing country, face value, and latent image
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringREPÚBLICA DE COSTA RICA BANCO CENTRAL DE COSTA RICA 500 COLONES
(Translation: Republic of Costa Rica Central Bank of Costa Rica)
Reverse descriptionJosé Figueres Ferrer breaking a battlement of the Bellavista Barracks with sledgehammer, dates below
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering75 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)
EdgeMilled
Mint
MintageND (2023)  - -
Catalog ID9176286660
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