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500 Colones non-magnetic


Copper-aluminium-nickel	11 g	33 mm

Issuer	Costa Rica
Issuing bank	Central Bank of Costa Rica (Banco Central de Costa Rica)
Period	Second Republic (1948-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	2003-2005
Value	500 Colones 500 CRC = USD 0.96
Currency	Colón (1896-date)
Composition	Copper-aluminium-nickel
Weight	11 g
Diameter	33 mm
Thickness	2.0 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Updated	2024-10-04

Numista	N#3589
Rarity index	8%

Reverse

Value above coffee branches and initials of the "Banco Central de Costa Rica".
Value in Braille.

Scripts: Braille, Latin

Lettering:
500
COLONES
⠢⠴⠴
B.C.C.R

Unabridged legend:
500
Colones
⠢⠴⠴
Banco Central de Costa Rica

Translation:
500
Colones
500
Central Bank of Costa Rica

Segmented reeding