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1 Colón Silver certificate, 'en moneda acuñada de plata'
| Issuer | Administración de Rentas Públicas, Costa Rica |
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| Year | 1917-1918 |
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| Value | 1 Colón (1 CRC) |
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| Obverse lettering | REPÚBLICA DE COSTA-RICA LA ADMINISTRACIÓN DE RENTAS PUBLICAS PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR LA SUMA DE 1 UN COLON EN MONEDA ACUÑADA DE PLATA San José de Costa Rica 5 de junio de 19 18 EL MINISTRO DE HACIENDA EL ADMINISTRATOR PRINCIPAL 1 UNO American Bank Note Co. New York |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed entirely in dark green intaglio on a dense, symmetrical guilloche background composed of three interlocking rosette medallions of equal size. The central medallion bears the denomination 'UN COLON' in bold lettering within an ornate frame, with the inscription 'REPÚBLICA DE COSTA RICA' arching above and below. Corner ornaments echo the numeral '1' in stylised form, and the printer's imprint appears at the lower centre. |
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Costa Rica's Administración de Rentas Públicas occupied an unusual position in the country's monetary structure — this was not a central bank or commercial institution but a government revenue administration pressed into note-issuing service during a period when the country lacked a unified banking authority capable of managing wartime currency demands. The phrase "en moneda acuñada de plata" carried legal weight: these certificates were explicitly redeemable in minted silver coin, a guarantee the government was under real pressure to honor as silver coinage grew increasingly scarce across Central America during 1917–1918.
ABNCo printed the series in New York. The engraving quality is characteristic of their Latin American government work from this period — competent, conservative, nothing experimental.