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2000 Colones
| Issuer | Banco Central de Costa Rica |
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| Year | 1997-2005 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Reverse lettering | BANCO CENTRAL DE COSTA RICA DOS MIL COLONES Tiburón martillo Delfín (Translation: Central Bank of Costa Rica Two Thousand Colones Hammerhead Shark Dolphin) |
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| Protection description | Clodomiro Picado Twight portrait visible when held to light; embedded security thread running vertically through the note. |
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| Comments |
The 2000 Colones denomination was introduced as part of a broader revaluation of Costa Rica's currency hierarchy during the late 1990s, when persistent inflation had effectively rendered smaller denominations ceremonial. Oberthur Fiduciaire — the Rennes-area security printer with deep roots in French colonial currency production — handled the series across its entire print run, which stretched nearly a decade before the note was eventually superseded by a polymer redesign program in the following decade.
The eight-year print window without a major security upgrade is notable given how aggressively counterfeiting of high-denomination Central American notes was documented during this period.