| Issuer | Costa Rica |
| Year | 1917 |
| Type | Standard banknote |
| Value | 1 Colón (1 CRC) |
| Currency | Colón (1896-date) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 152 × 70 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | American Banknote Corporation (American Bank Note Company), Ottawa, New York, United States (1795-date) |
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| Reference(s) | P#S121 |
| Obverse description | Black on multicolor underprint. Unsigned Head of State José Rafael de Gallegos y Alvarado. 6-digit serial numbers prefixed with № in red at top left and top right, horizontal. |
| Reverse description | Seated Mercury. |
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| Obverse lettering | SERIE A
EL BANCO ANGLO COSTARRICENSE
PAGARÁ AL
SAN JOSÉ
EL PRESIDENTE
PORTADOR A LA VISTA LA CANTIDAD DE
UN COLON
EN MONEDA NACIONAL DE ORO
CONFORME Á LEY 23 JUNIO 1917
EL ADMINISTRADOR
AMERICAN BANKNOTE COMPANY. (Translation: Serie a The Anglo Costa Rican Bank Will Pay to San José The President Bearer on demand the amount of One colon In national gold currency according to the law june 23, 1917 The Administrator American Banknote company) |
| Reverse lettering | UN COLON
BANCO ANGLO COSTARRICENSE
AMERICAN BANKNOTE COMPANY. (Translation: One colon Anglo Costa Rican Bank American banknote company) |
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| Catalog ID | 5118844810 |
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