Costa Rica 1970 colon

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This coin is among ten types of one colon piece issued between the reform of the colon in 1920 and the suspension of the colon denomination in 1998. None are rare and this product of the Philadelphia mint is very common. "B.C.C.R." stands for "Banco Central de Costa Rica."

Recorded mintage: 2,000,000.

Specification: 10 g, copper-nickel, 29 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 186.2.

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:

• 1965 colon
• Costa Rica 1970 2 colones KM-190 "Central Bank"
• Costa Rica 1970 5 colones "Coronado"
• Costa Rica 1970 10 colones "Integration"
• Costa Rica 1970 20 colones "Venus de Milo"
• Costa Rica 1970 25 colones "Motherhood"
• Costa Rica 1970 50 colones "Human rights"
• Costa Rica 1970 100 colones "Indigenous art"
• Costa Rica 1970 200 colones "Juan Santamaria"
• Costa Rica 1970 500 colones "Jesus Jimenez"
• Costa Rica 1970 1000 colones "150th anniversary of independence"
• 1972 colon
• Coins and currency dated 1970
• return to Costa Rica