Costa Rica 1972 50 centimos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This fifty centimos was from a denomination struck irregularly 1965-78. This subtype was struck 1972 and 1975 in Guatemala and is common.

Recorded mintage: 4,000,000.

Specification: 7 g, copper-nickel, 26 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 189.2.

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.

Links to:

• Costa Rica 1970 2 colones KM-190
• Costa Rica 1972 5 centimos
• 1972 10 centimos
• 1972 25 centimos
• 1972 colon
• 1972 2 colones
• 1975 50 centimos
• Coins and currency dated 1972
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