State of Costa Rica (1838-1844, 1847-1848), Free State of Costa Rica (1844-1847), Republic of Costa Rica (1848-present)
Country in Central America (1838-present)
Location: Central America
Capital City: San José
Government type: Republic
Main languages: Spanish
Main religions: Catholic Christianity
Chronology
1838: Costa Rica independent from the Central American Republic
Currency
Real (1841-1864)
1 Escudo = 16 Reales
First Peso (1850-1864)
1 Peso = 8 Reales • 2 Pesos = 1 Escudo
Second Peso (1864-1898)
1 Peso = 100 Centavos
Colón (1896-present)
1 Colón = 100 Centimos
Coins from Costa Rica in the collection
•10 Centavo, 1889 (silver (.750), Heaton mint (Birmingham), KM#129)
•10 Centimo, 1918 (brass, San José mint, KM#149)
•10 Centimo, 1976 (cupronickel, Winnipeg and Sherrit (Fort Saskatchewan) mints, KM#185)
•25 Centimo, 1989 (aluminum, Rio de Janeiro mint, KM#188.3)
•50 Centimo, 1923 (silver (.750), Heaton mint (Birmingham), KM#159) Overstamp on 1893 KM#130
•50 Centimo, 1935 (cupronickel, Philadelphia mint, KM#172)
•50 Centimo, 1948 (cupronickel, London mint, KM#176)
•50 Centimo, 1968 (cupronickel, Philadelphia mint, KM#189)
•50 Centimo, 1983 (stainless steel, Rio de Janeiro mint, KM#209)
•1 Colón, 1984 (stainless steel, Rio de Janeiro mint, KM#210)
•1 Colón, 1989 (stainless steel, Rio de Janeiro mint, KM#210)
•2 Colón, 1948 (cupronickel, London mint, KM#183)
•2 Colón, 1968 (cupronickel, London mint, KM#187.2)
•2 Colón, 1982 (stainless steel, Rio de Janeiro mint, KM#211)
•5 Colón, 1983 (stainless steel, Rio de Janeiro mint, KM#214)
•5 Colón, 1985 (stainless steel, Rio de Janeiro mint, KM#214)
•5 Colón, 1989 (stainless steel, VDM metals (Werdohl, Germany), KM#214)
•5 Colón, 1993 (nickel-plated steel, KM#214.3)
•5 Colón, 1995 (brass-plated steel, Ottawa mint, KM#227)
•5 Colón, 2005 (aluminum, Winnipeg mint, KM#227b)
•5 Colón, 2005 (aluminum, San José mint, KM#227b)
•10 Colón, 2008 (aluminum, Bern mint, KM#228b)
•20 Colón, 1983 (stainless steel, VDM metals (Werdohl, Germany), KM#216)
•20 Colón, 1994 (stainless steel, KM#216)
•25 Colón, 1995 (brass-plated steel, Winnipeg, KM#229)
•50 Colón, 2023 (nickel brass, Warsaw mint) Commemorative: Costa Rican Fauna (Silky Anole)
•100 Colón, 1995 (brass-plated steel, Ottawa mint, KM#230)
•100 Colón, 1999 (copper-aluminum-nickel, Ibagué mint, KM#230a)
•500 Colón, 2000 (brass, Santiago mint, KM#236) Commemorative: 50th Anniversary of the Central Bank of Costa Rica
•500 Colón, 2003 (copper-aluminum-nickel, Santiago mint, KM#239)
Banknotes from Costa Rica in the collection
•5 Colón, 1991 (P#236)
•20 Colón, 1982 (P#238)
•50 Colón, 1993 (P#257)
•100 Colón, 1993 (P#261)
•500 Colón, 1989 (P#255)
•1,000 Colón, 2009 (P#274)
•2,000 Colón, 2009 (P#275)