Editing Coat of arms of Costa Rica (section)

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{{Infobox coat of arms
|name             = Coat of arms of Costa Rica
|image            = Coat of arms of Costa Rica.svg
|image_width      = 250
|middle           = 
|middle_width     = 
|middle_caption   = 
|lesser           = 
|lesser_width     = 
|lesser_caption   = 
|armiger          = [[Costa Rica|Republic of Costa Rica]]
|year_adopted     = 1848 <br> (5 May 1998 alteration added smoke to volcanoes<ref>[http://www.visitcostarica.com/ict/paginas/informacion.asp National Symbols, Instituto Costarricense de Turismo] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717215236/http://www.visitcostarica.com/ict/paginas/informacion.asp |date=2011-07-17 }} Accessed 2011-07-19</ref>)
|crest            = An ribbon azure bearing the legend "[[Central America|AMÉRICA CENTRAL]]".
|torse            = 
|shield           = 
|supporters       = 
|compartment      = 
|motto            = [[Costa Rica|REPÚBLICA DE COSTA RICA]]
|orders           = 
|other_elements   = A [[Console (heraldry)|console]] or.
|earlier_versions = 
|use              = 
}}

The official '''coat of arms of the Republic of Costa Rica''' was designed in 1848, with modifications in 1906, 1964, and 1998.  The latest change was the addition of smoke to distinguish the three volcanoes.<ref name="1998ExecDecree">[http://196.40.56.12/scij/scripts/TextoCompleto.dll?Texto&nNorma=43741&nVersion=46098&nTamanoLetra=10&strWebNormativa=http://www.pgr.go.cr/scij/&strODBC=DSN=SCIJ_NRM;UID=sa;PWD=scij;DATABASE=SCIJ_NRM;&strServidor=\\pgr04&strUnidad=D:&strJavaScript=NO The 1998 Executive Decree]{{Dead link|date=March 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Accessed 2011-07-19 {{in lang|es}}</ref>