1 Colón Silver Certificate

Issuer	República de Costa Rica
Year	1910-1914
Type	Standard circulation banknote
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Obverse description	Green and black intaglio-printed note on a fine guilloche underprint, with a portrait vignette of Christopher Columbus in left oval medallion and the national coat of arms of Costa Rica within a circular frame at right. The denomination panel at centre reads 'UN COLÓN' within an ornate cartouche flanked by two red serial numbers, above a text certifying silver deposit at the Administración de Rentas Públicas. The lower margin bears two manuscript signatures above the titles 'El Secretario de Hacienda' and 'El Administrador Principal', with the place and date line reading 'San José de Costa Rica' and the imprint 'American Bank Note Co. New York' along the bottom border.
Obverse lettering	REPÚBLICA DE COSTA-RICA CERTIFICAMOS QUE ESTÁ DEPOSITADO EN PLATA EN LA ADMINISTRACIÓN DE RENTAS PÚBLICAS EL VALOR DE UN COLÓN QUE SERÁ PAGADO AL PORTADOR Á LA PRESENTACIÓN, EN MONEDAS DE 25 Ó 50 CÉNTIMOS San José de Costa-Rica EL SECRETARIO DE HACIENDA EL ADMINISTRADOR PRINCIPAL AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. NEW YORK
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Reverse lettering	REPÚBLICA DE COSTA RICA UN COLÓN AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK
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