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25 Colones Guanacaste Province, colourized
| Issuer | Banco Central de Costa Rica |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Technique | Coloured, Milled |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a colourised depiction of the Casona de Santa Rosa, a historic colonial-era hacienda building of great national significance located in Guanacaste Province, rendered in warm terracotta and red tones against the polished gold-toned field. The architectural rendering shows the structure in three-quarter perspective, highlighting its tiled roof, colonnaded façade, and surrounding grounds. The legend 'PROVINCIA DE GUANACASTE' arcs along the upper rim, while 'CASONA DE SANTA ROSA' curves along the lower rim, both in raised capital letters. The date '2023' appears in the right field. The colourisation technique contrasts vividly with the bright metallic border and rim. |
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Costa Rica's Banco Central has intermittently issued colorized circulating coinage since the early 2000s, a practice more common among commemorative programs in smaller economies where the collector market subsidizes production costs. The Guanacaste Province issue belongs to a regional series celebrating Costa Rica's seven provinces, a program with no particular political urgency behind it — straightforward cultural promotion through numismatic channels.
Guanacaste was annexed from the Federation of Central America in 1824, following a local plebiscite — the province's residents voted to join Costa Rica rather than Nicaragua, a decision still marked by Guanacaste Day on July 25.