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10 Colones
| Issuer | Banco Central de Costa Rica |
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| Year | 1971 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Blue-violet note with a central large numeral '10' over an intricate guilloche underprint, flanked by ornate scrollwork borders. A portrait vignette of Rodrigo Facio Brenes occupies the right side, rendered in intaglio. The upper margin bears the bank title, while the lower left carries a commemorative stamp marking the 150th anniversary of Costa Rican independence (1821–1971), with the date '24 de mayo de 1971' printed below the central vignette. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in blue-violet and centers on an intaglio vignette of the Banco Central de Costa Rica building in San José, a modernist multi-story structure rendered in fine line engraving. The composition is framed by elaborate guilloche borders with repeated numeral '10' and 'DIEZ' lettering in the side panels. The bank title appears at the top and the denomination inscription runs along the bottom margin. |
| Reverse lettering | BANCO CENTRAL DE COSTA RICA DIEZ 10 DIEZ COLONES AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY |
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