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2000 Colones

Issuer Banco Central de Costa Rica
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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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— handled the series across its entire print run, which stretched nearly a decade before the note was eventually superseded by a polymer redesign program in the following decade.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.

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