| Issuer | Costa Rica |
| Year | 1983 |
| Type | Standard banknote |
| Value | 20 Colones (20 CRC) |
| Currency | Colón (1896-date) |
| Composition | Polymer (Tyvek) |
| Size | 155 × 67 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | American Banknote Corporation (American Bank Note Company), Ottawa, New York, United States (1795-date) |
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| Reference(s) | P#252 |
| Obverse description | Brown on multicolor underprint. Former president Cleto González Víquez (1906-1910, 1928-1932) at left, buildings and trees at right. |
| Reverse description | Brown Allegorical scene of justice |
| Signature(s) | |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | No watermark |
| Obverse lettering | SAN JOSÉ, COSTA RICA
VIENTE COLONES
ACUERDO DE LA JUNTA DIRECTIVA № 6.
SERIE Z
BARVA, CUNA DEL PRÓCER
CLETO GONZÁLEZ VÍQUEZ
BANCO CENTRAL DE COSTA RICA (Translation: San Jose, Costa Rica Twenty Colones Agreement № 6 of the Board of Directors. Series Z Barva, birthplace of the procer (procer= important person in the history of a country) Central Bank of Costa Rica) |
| Reverse lettering | VIENTE COLONES
BANCO CENTRAL DE COSTA RICA (Translation: Twenty Colones Central Bank of Costa Rica) |
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| Catalog ID | 1140581690 |
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