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| Issuer | Banco Central de Costa Rica |
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| Year | 1997-2007 |
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| Currency | Colón (1896-date) |
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| Obverse description | Dark blue and deep blue-green on multicolor underprint, with a vignette of educator Emma Gamboa Alvarado at center right rendered in intaglio. The underprint at center carries illustrations of Costa Rican volcanoes — Rincón de la Vieja, Irazú, Arenal, and Poás — with guilloche patterning throughout the background. The denomination and issuer name appear in bold letterpress, and the note is designated Series A. |
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| Obverse lettering | DIEZ MIL COLONES Volcán Rincón de la Vieja Volcán Irazú Volcán Arenal Volcán Poás BANCO CENTRAL DE COSTA RICA (Translation: TEN THOUSAND COLONES Rincón de la Vieja volcano Irazú volcano Arenal volcano Poás volcano CENTRAL BANK OF COSTA RICA) |
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| Reverse lettering | JAGUAR PUMA 10 000 DIEZ MIL COLONES BANCO CENTRAL DE COSTA RICA OBERTHUR TECHNOLOGIES (Translation: Jaguar Puma 10 000 Ten Thousand Colones Central Bank of Costa Rica Oberthur Technologies) |
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