Five centimos. Obverse Costa Rica coat of arms. Five stars represent the five provinces, three extinct volcanoes for the three mountain ranges, two ships symbolizing the country's geographical situation between atlantic and pacific ocean and sunrise on the left Lettering: REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA AMERICA CENTRAL REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA 1953 Reverse Value within a laurel wreath and initials of the "Banco Central de Costa Rica" Lettering: AMERICA CENTRAL 5 CENTIMOS B.C.C.R.