| Issuer | Costa Rica |
| Year | 1899 |
| Type | |
| Value | 20 Pesos |
| Currency | Peso (decimalized, 1863-1896) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | American Banknote Corporation (American Bank Note Company), Ottawa, New York, United States (1795-date) |
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| Reference(s) | P#S165 |
| Obverse description | 20 Veinte Pesos, with 20 in all four corners; name of the printer, American Bank Note Company, New York, is printed in fine print at the bottom of the note. |
| Reverse description | Picture of a woman in the middle with 20 on either side; name of the printer, American Bank Note Company, New York, is printed in fine print at the bottom of the note. |
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| Obverse lettering | SAN JOSE, 1º de Abril de 1899
EL BANCO DE COSTA RICA
PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR LA CANTIDAD DE
20 Veinte Pesos
EN MONEDA ACUÑADA
xx 20 xx
20*VEINTE*20*VEINTE*20 (Translation: San Jose, 1st of April of 1899 The Bank of Costa Rica Will pay the bearer the quantity of 20 Twenty pesos In minted currency xx 20 xx 20*Twenty*20*Twenty*20) |
| Reverse lettering | 20
BANCO DE COSTA RICA
20 (Translation: 20 Bank of Costa Rica 20) |
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| Catalog ID | 1502265350 |
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