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10 000 Colones
| Issuer | Banco Central de Costa Rica |
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| Year | 1997-2007 |
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| Value | 10 000 Colones (10 000 CRC) |
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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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| Protection description | Portrait watermark of Emma Gamboa Alvarado |
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| Comments |
The Oberthur-printed 10,000 Colones series had a remarkably long run for Costa Rica — a full decade without significant redesign, which was unusual given the country's history of updating high-denomination notes in response to persistent inflation. By the late 1990s, 10,000 Colones had slipped from a substantial sum to an everyday transaction note, eroding whatever prestige the denomination once carried.
Watermarking is the sole listed security feature, which made this series a target for counterfeiting pressure as color-copying technology improved through the early 2000s — a known concern with Oberthur issues of that period that relied on single passive security measures.