Costa Rica 1940 5 centimos

from the Mountain Groan collection

from the Acanthite collection

from the Acanthite collection

This type, struck in brass in 1920-1941, is common.

Recorded mintage: 1,300,000.

Specification: 1 g, brass.

Catalog reference: KM 151.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Gurdian, Raul, Contribucion al Estudio de las Monedas de Costa Rica: 100 Años de Colon, 2a Ed., San José, Costa Rica, 1997.
• Stickney, Brian, A Monetary History of Central America, New York: American Numismatic Society, 2017.

Link to:

• Costa Rica 1937 25 centimos
• 1938 5 centimos
• Costa Rica 1941 10 centimos
• Coins and currency dated 1940
• return to coins of Costa Rica