Costa Rica 1970 5 colones

from the Razorback Collection

This coin was minted by Italcambio for Costa Rica in 1970. It was part of a proof set containing the two, five, ten, twenty and twenty-five colones, all in silver. There was another set issued that year, containing the fifty, hundred, two hundred, five hundred and thousand colones, all in gold. This denomination honors Coronado, the Spanish discoverer of Costa Rica and founder of the first European settlement there.

Recorded mintage: 5,157.

Specification: 10.78 g, 0.999 fine silver, .346 troy oz ASW, 28 mm diameter, designed by José Joaquin Trejos Fernandez and José Figueres Ferrer.

Catalog reference: KM 191.

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:

• 1969 10 centimos
• 1970 2 colones
• 1970 10 colones
• 1970 20 colones
• 1970 25 colones
• 1975 20 colones
• Coins and currency dated 1970
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