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2 Colones Silver Certificate, overprinted on back
| Issuer | República de Costa Rica (Administración de Rentas Públicas) |
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| Year | 1919 |
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| Value | 2 Colones (2 CRC) |
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| Reverse lettering | REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA DOS COLONES Aunque la leyenda del anverso está en forma de certificado, esta título no es sino un billete de plata, emitido conforme a la ley No. 3 de 23 de junio de 1917. San José, 22 de diciembre de 1919. |
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| Variants | P#152a - Issued note (22.12.1919, 11.08.1920, 02.03.1921) |
| Comments |
Costa Rica's 1919 government issue silver certificates were printed on existing American Bank Note Company stock — the 2 Colones plate predated this particular authorization, and the "overprinted on back" designation reflects a subsequent official validation stamp applied to adapt inventory already in hand rather than commission an entirely new printing. This kind of back-overprint practice was common in Central American fiscal administration during periods of monetary instability, when speed of issuance outweighed the cost of fresh plates.
The silver certificate designation is significant: it implies nominal specie backing at a moment when Costa Rica's convertibility commitments were already under pressure from post-WWI commodity disruptions affecting its coffee export revenues.