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| Issuer | Banco Central de Costa Rica |
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| Year | 1971 |
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| Currency | Colón (1896-date) |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno in intaglio to the left, with a central vignette of cattle grazing in a pastoral landscape beneath a hillside. The upper margin bears the bank title BANCO CENTRAL DE COSTA RICA, with the date 24 de mayo de 1971 and place San José, Costa Rica inscribed centrally. A commemorative inscription marking 150 años de Independencia 1821–1971 appears to the right, with the serial number and series letter printed in red. |
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| Reverse description | Central intaglio vignette of the Corte Suprema de Justicia building in San José, rendered in a modernist architectural style with a sculptural group of figures to the right. The denomination 100 appears in each lower corner, with CIEN COLONES in the lower centre. The bank title BANCO CENTRAL DE COSTA RICA runs along the top margin, and the printer's imprint of Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited appears at the lower centre. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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