Costa Rica 1942 5 centimos KM-178

From CoinVarieties
Jump to navigation Jump to search
from the Mountain Groan Collection
Costa Rica 1942 5 centimos rev DSLR.jpg
from the Acanthite collection
from the Acanthite collection

This type, is a one-year only issue that was overstruck over a copper-nickel issue from 1903 of 2 centavos (KM#144). The undertype is clearly visible on the reverse of the shown example. Brass five centimos (KM 179) are also noted for the year.

Recorded mintage: 274,000.

Specification: 1 g, copper-nickel.

Catalog reference: KM 178.

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:

Retrieved from "https://coinvarieties.com/index.php?title=Costa_Rica_1942_5_centimos_KM-178&oldid=204181"