| Issuer | Costa Rica |
| Year | 1899 |
| Type | Standard banknote |
| Value | 10 Pesos |
| Currency | Peso (decimalized, 1863-1896) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 185 × 83 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | American Banknote Corporation (American Bank Note Company), Ottawa, New York, United States (1795-date) |
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| Reference(s) | P#S164 |
| Obverse description | Picture of American and Canadian Horseshoe Falls at Niagara with `Diez 10` on either side and 10 in all four corners; name of the printer American Bank Note Co, New York, is at the bottom of the note. |
| Reverse description | Picture of a woman`s head with 10 on either side and the name of the printer in fine print at the bottom. |
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| Obverse lettering | San José, COSTA RICA, 1º de Abril de
1899.
EL BANCO DE COSTA RICA
PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR LA CANTIDAD DE
DIEZ PESOS
EN MONEDA ACUÑADA. (Translation: San José, Costa Rica, 1st of April of 1899. The Bank of Costa Rica Will pay the bearer the quantity of TEN PESOS In minted currency.) |
| Reverse lettering | 10
BANCO DE COSTA RICA
10 (Translation: 10 Bank of Costa Rica 10) |
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| Catalog ID | 6408649010 |
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