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| Issuer | Banco Central de Costa Rica |
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| Year | 1962-1967 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette is an intaglio portrait of Costa Rican poet Aquileo Echeverría, set within a circular frame against a fine guilloche underprint. The denomination numeral 10 appears in large format at left and right, with the Roman numeral X at upper right and lower corners. Issuer title in ornate lettering across the top reads "Banco Central de Costa Rica", with place and date of issue, board resolution reference, and two facsimile signatures of bank officials below the portrait. |
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| Obverse lettering | Banco Central de Costa Rica SERIE B SAN JOSÉ, COSTA RICA Acuerdo de la Junta Directiva № EL PRESIDENTE DE LA JUNTA DIRECTIVA EL GERENTE DEL BANCO AQUILEO ECHEVERRÍA DIEZ COLONES |
| Reverse description | The central vignette, rendered in intaglio, presents a traditional Costa Rican ox-drawn cart (carreta) guided by a farmer, set against a rural landscape with trees and hills in the background. The denomination numeral 10 appears at left and the Roman numeral X at right, both within elaborate guilloche ovals. The issuer name arches across the top and the value legend "DIEZ COLONES" runs along the bottom, with the caption "CARRETA COSTARRICENSE" beneath the central scene. |
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