Costa Rica 1905 5 centimos
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This type, struck 1905 and 1910-14, is the only five centimos issued between the introduction of the colon in 1897 and its first reform in 1917. It is common.
Recorded mintage: 500,000.
Specification: 1 g, 0.900 fine silver, 0.029 troy oz ASW, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: KM 145.
- 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.
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- 1905 10 centimos
- 1910 5 centimos
- Coins and currency dated 1905
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