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2 Colones Silver Certificate
| Issuer | República de Costa Rica (Administración de Rentas Públicas) |
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| Year | 1918-1922 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | REPÚBLICA DE COSTA-RICA CERTIFICAMOS QUE ESTÁ DEPOSITADO EN PLATA EN LA ADMINISTRACIÓN DE RENTAS PÚBLICAS EL VALOR DE DOS COLONES QUE SERÁ PAGADO AL PORTADOR A LA PRESENTACIÓN, EN MONEDAS DE 25 Ó 50 CÉNTIMOS San José de Costa Rica DOS COLONES 2 EL SECRETARIO DE HACIENDA EL ADMINISTRADOR PRINCIPAL |
| Reverse description | Entirely engraved in red-orange on cream paper, the reverse is dominated by three large interlocking guilloche rosettes with scrollwork numeral '2' at left. A central circular medallion bears the inscription 'REPÚBLICA DE COSTA RICA / DOS COLONES' around its perimeter enclosing a fine lathe-work background, while the national coat of arms of Costa Rica appears in a second medallion at right. The printer's imprint 'American Bank Note Company New York' runs along the lower margin. |
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Costa Rica's Administración de Rentas Públicas was a fiscal arm of the government rather than a bank, and its silver certificates were tied directly to declared silver reserves — a meaningful distinction in a country that had no central bank until 1950. The ABNC contract for this series placed production firmly in New York, though the notes circulated in a monetary environment still heavily influenced by coffee export cycles and the chronic instability of Central American exchange rates during the early 1920s.
The four-year date span on Pick 151 reflects reissue across multiple fiscal periods rather than a single print run.