Costa Rica 1953 5 centimos
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This coin is among ten types of five centimos issued between the reform of the colon in 1920 and the suspension of the five centimos denomination in 1979. None are rare and this product of the Philadelphia mint is very common.
Recorded mintage: 9,040,000.
Specification: .875 g, stainless steel, 14.9 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 184.1a.
- 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.
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- 1953 10 centimos
- 1958 5 centimos
- Coins and currency dated 1953
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