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2 Colones Silver Certificate, overprinted on back
| Issuer | República de Costa Rica (Government Issue) |
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| Year | 1919 |
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| Reference(s) | P#152 |
| Obverse description | Portrait vignette of Christopher Columbus in left medallion, rendered in fine intaglio engraving. Central guilloche panel carries the large numeral '2' and the denomination 'DOS COLONES' in bold letterpress. The Costa Rican coat of arms appears in a circular vignette at right, with serial numbers flanking the central panel at upper left and right. Two manuscript signatures of the Secretario de Hacienda and the Administrador Principal appear at lower center, above the imprint of the American Bank Note Co., New York. |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette of a laureated female allegorical figure. Guilloche panels bearing the numeral denomination occupy the left and right fields. A block of overprinted text in Spanish appears at left, with an additional handstamp applied at right, both serving to revalidate the note under the Law of 23 June 1917. Two manuscript signatures appear below the overprinted text. |
| 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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