Costa Rica 1975 20 colones

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This coin was issued to honor the twenty-fifth anniversary of the central bank of Costa Rica, an event of breathtaking insignificance even in Costa Rica. It was the first twenty colones coin issued since the Venus de Milo issue of 1970 (KM 193) and not followed by another until the stainless steel design of 1983-94 (KM 216.1). It is accompanied by a nickel five colones (KM 203) and ten colones (KM 204).

Recorded mintage: 1,995,111 plus 5,000 proofs.

Specification: nickel, 36 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 205.

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:

• 1972 5 centimos
• 1974 1500 colones
• 1975 50 centimos
• 1975 5 colones
• 1975 10 colones
• 1978 25 centimos
• Coins and currency dated 1975
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