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10 Colones 150 Años de Independencia
| Issuer | Banco Central de Costa Rica |
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| Year | 1971 |
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| Value | 10 Colones |
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| Reverse description | Uniface blue intaglio design centered on a vignette of the Banco Central de Costa Rica building, rendered in architectural detail against a fine guilloche border. Large numerals '10' appear at left and right within ornate lathe-work panels, with the word 'DIEZ' inscribed above and below each numeral. The denomination legend 'DIEZ COLONES' runs along the lower margin beneath the central vignette. |
| Reverse lettering | BANCO CENTRAL DE COSTA RICA Banco Central de Costa Rica DIEZ COLONES American Bank Note Company (Translation: CENTRAL BANK OF COSTA RICA Central Bank of Costa Rica TEN COLONES American Bank Note Company) |
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Issued to mark the 150th anniversary of Central American independence from Spain — declared on 15 September 1821 — this note is one of the more unusual commemorative emissions from Costa Rica in the twentieth century. The American Bank Note Company produced it, as they did the bulk of Costa Rican issues during this period, maintaining a near-continuous relationship with San José that stretched back to the nineteenth century.
The dimensions are notably square relative to most Latin American paper of the period, a deliberate departure tied to the commemorative nature of the issue rather than any standard production constraint.