| Issuer | Costa Rica |
| Year | 2006-2015 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 500 Colones |
| Currency | Colón (1896-date) |
| Composition | Brass plated steel |
| Weight | 11 g |
| Dimensions | 33 mm |
| Thickness | 1.85 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#239.1a, Schön#93a |
| Obverse description | The Costa Rican coat of arms (seven stars representing the seven provinces, three smoking 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 date below |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA
AMERICA CENTRAL
REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA
. 2006 . (Translation: Republic of Costa Rica Central America Republic of Costa Rica) |
| Reverse description | The value above coffee branches in Braille and in numerals and the initials of the `Banco Central de Costa Rica` |
| Reverse script | Braille, Latin |
| Reverse lettering | 500
COLONES
⠢⠴⠴
B.C.C.R. (Translation: 500 Colones 500 Central Bank of Costa Rica) |
| Edge | Alternating smooth and reeded segments |
| Mint | Casa de Moneda de Chile,Santiago, Chile (1743-date) Mint of Costa Rica, San José,Costa Rica (2010) Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date) |
| Mintage | 2006 - Casa de Moneda de Chile - 6 000 000 2007 (2010) - Mint of Costa Rica; Minted in 2010 - 38 300 000 2015 - Royal British Mint - 20 000 000 |
| Catalog ID | 3852267370 |
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