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100 Colones
| Issuer | Banco Nacional de Costa Rica |
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| Year | 1942 |
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| In circulation to | Yes |
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| Obverse lettering | 100 C BANCO NACIONAL DE COSTA RICA DEPARTAMENTO EMISOR SAN JOSÉ, COSTA RICA 3 de Junio de 1942 ACUERDO DEL CONSEJO DIRECTIVO № 7 VASO POLÍCRONO DE LA CULTURA CHOROTEGA EL DIOS MONO CIEN COLONES EL PRESIDENTE DE LA JUNTA DIRECTIVA GENERAL EL GERENTE GENERAL DEL BANCO WATERLOW & SONS LIMITED, LONDRES. (Translation: National Bank of Costa Rica. Issuing department. San José, Costa Rica, June 3, 1942. Agreement of the Board of Directors no. 7. Polychrome vessel of the Chorotega culture - The Monkey God. One hundred colones. The President of the General Board of Directors. The General Manager of the Bank. Waterlow & Sons Limited, London.) |
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| Reverse lettering | 100 C BANCO NACIONAL DE COSTA RICA DEPARTAMENTO EMISOR 100 CIEN ALTAR CEREMONIAL DE LA CULTURA GÜETAR- EL DIOS DE LA LLUVIA Y SUS ATRIBUTOS. CIEN COLONES WATERLOW & SONS LIMITED, LONDRES. (Translation: National Bank of Costa Rica. Issuing department. Ceremonial altar of the Güetar culture - the Rain God and his attributes. One hundred colones. Waterlow & Sons Limited, London.) |
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Waterlow & Sons held the Costa Rican printing contract through much of the mid-twentieth century, and the P#208 series reflects that continuity — same London firm, same intaglio-heavy production approach used across their Latin American commissions of the period. The 100 Colones was a high-value denomination relative to everyday wages in 1942 Costa Rica, which means circulation wear on surviving examples tends to be light; these notes passed through institutional hands more than commercial ones.
Costa Rica remained officially neutral through most of the Second World War, but the conflict still disrupted supply chains for imported printed goods. The 1942 date puts this issue close to the period when such arrangements with British printers became logistically complicated.