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20 Colones
| Issuer | Banco Nacional de Costa Rica |
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| Year | 1937-1938 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO INTERNACIONAL DE COSTA RICA BANCO NACIONAL DE COSTA RICA DEPARTAMENTO EMISOR SAN JOSÉ EL MINISTRO DE HACIENDA VICEPRESIDENTE PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR LA CANTIDAD DE VEINTE COLONES EN MONEDA ACUÑADA DE ORO COSTARRICENSE SÉRIE C ACUERDO N° 5 22 DE JUNIO DE 1938 |
| Reverse description | Printed in orange and yellow tones, the reverse centres on an oval intaglio vignette of a classical female head in profile, crowned with a laurel wreath, surrounded by intricate guilloche lacework. The denomination '20' appears in the lower-left and lower-right corners within ornamental cartouches, and the entire composition is enclosed by a richly patterned guilloche border typical of American Bank Note Company workmanship. |
| Reverse lettering | BANCO INTERNACIONAL DE COSTA RICA 20 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY |
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