Catalog
25 Colones Oro
| Issuer | República de Costa Rica |
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| Year | 1897 |
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| Reference(s) | P#133 |
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| Obverse lettering | REPÚBLICA DE COSTA RICA LEY DE 5 NOVIEMBRE 1896 CERTIFICADO DE ORO VEINTICINCO COLONES VEINTICINCO COLONES ORO SAN JOSE ENERO 1, 1897 SPECIMEN |
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| Reverse lettering | VEINTICINCO COLONES SE RECIBE EN LAS ADMINISTRACIONES DE LAS RENTAS PÚBLICAS EN PAGO DE DEUDAS IMPUESTOS Y CONTRIBUCIONES FISCALES MIENTRAS ESTE CERTIFICADO NO SEA PAGADO EN ORO LO ENVIARÁ A SU PRESENTACIÓN EL BANCO DE COSTA RICA POR MONEDA NACIONAL DE PLATA |
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The 1897 series of Costa Rican colones oro was issued under the monetary framework established by the 1896 Ley de la Moneda, which formally tied the colón to a gold standard and displaced the peso. The "Oro" designation was not decorative — it carried legal weight, distinguishing these notes from earlier fiduciary emissions that had collapsed public confidence during the preceding decade of monetary instability.
American Bank Note Company printed the full series in New York. ABNC held virtually all of Latin America's prestige note contracts through this period, and the Costa Rican government was a repeat client — the engraved plates for the colones oro series reflect the company's highest production tier.