25 Colones Puntarenas Province, colourized

Puntarenas — Costa Rica's main Pacific port — was once the country's commercial lifeline before the Atlantic railroad opened in 1890 and shifted trade eastward. The Banco Central's regional series, of which this is a part, began as a policy initiative to promote provincial identity through everyday circulation currency rather than commemorative issues. Colourization on circulating coinage from Central American mints remains relatively uncommon at this weight class.