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5000 Colones Central Bank
| Issuer | Banco Central de Costa Rica |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA 2000 (Translation: Republic of Costa Rica 2000) |
| Reverse description | A mint worker is depicted in full figure standing at and operating a large screw press, rendered in high relief against a mirror-like proof field. The denomination 5 000 COLONES appears prominently to the right of the figure. The circular legend BANCO CENTRAL DE COSTA RICA · 50 AÑOS arcs around the upper portion of the coin, and the fineness mark Ag 925 is inscribed in the lower exergue. |
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Issued to mark the Banco Central's 50th anniversary, this is one of a cluster of commemorative strikes Costa Rica produced around the turn of the millennium — most of which saw limited domestic circulation and ended up absorbed by the collector market almost immediately upon release.