Foreign Coins Struck at US Mints 1876 - present
1945 D 20 Centavos


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Set Details
Coin Description:
Grade: NGC MS 62 Brown
Owner: Charles Stevens
 
Set Category: World Coins
Set Name: Foreign Coins Struck at US Mints 1876 - present
Slot Name: 1945 D 20 Centavos
Research: See NGC's Census Report for this Coin

Owner's Description

Mintage 500,000 - Minted in Philadelphia - 2.0 g. - very small mintage, scarce in this grade. Coat of arms - Three Volcanoes which represent the three mountain ranges in the Country along with a great valley sit between two oceans with a ship on each ocean. Originally the coat of arms had 5 stars showing in the sky above the horizon which represented the 5 provinces of the Republic. This was increased to 7 stars in 1964. Surrounding all of this is a gloden frame with a ribbon accross the top with the inscription "Republica de Costa Rica". Above the coat of arms sits another ribbon with the inscription "America Central"

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