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20 Pesos
| Issuer | Banco de Costa Rica |
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| Year | 1899 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse carries the issuing bank title "EL BANCO DE COSTA RICA" across the upper portion, with the date "SAN JOSE, 1º de Abril de 1899" and the promise to pay the bearer twenty pesos in coined currency. The denomination numeral 20 appears in all four corners within decorative frames, and an ornate guilloche underprint fills the field. The printer's imprint of the American Bank Note Company, New York, appears in fine letterpress at the lower margin. |
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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) |
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| Reverse lettering | 20 BANCO DE COSTA RICA 20 (Translation: 20 Bank of Costa Rica 20) |
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