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20 Colones

Issuer Banco Internacional de Costa Rica
Year 1914
Type Standard circulation banknote
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Obverse description Black intaglio print on white paper with a fine guilloche underprint. At center, the denomination numeral '20' is set within an ornate oval guilloche frame flanked by 'VEINTE' panels to each side; a classical female allegorical figure in robes stands to the right, resting against a shield. The bank title 'BANCO INTERNACIONAL DE COSTA RICA' runs in bold lettering across the upper portion, with 'San José' at top and series and serial number designations in the lower margin.
Obverse lettering BANCO INTERNACIONAL DE COSTA RICA
SAN JOSÉ
EL BANCO INTERNACIONAL DE COSTA RICA PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR LA CANTIDAD DE
VEINTE
20
VEINTE COLONES
EN MONEDA DE ORO ACUÑADA
SÉRIE A
SPECIMEN
EL PRESIDENTE
EL GERENTE
AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. NEW YORK
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Reverse lettering 20
XX
XX
BANCO INTERNACIONAL DE COSTA RICA
AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK
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