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25 Pesos
| Issuer | Ministerio de Hacienda y Comercio, Costa Rica |
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| Year | 1885 |
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| Value | 25 Pesos |
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| Reverse description | Brown intaglio print with elaborate guilloche lathe-work throughout. A large circular medallion at left bears the denomination numeral "25" within ornate engine-turned scrollwork and the legend "REPÚBLICA DE COSTA RICA"; a second guilloche medallion at right repeats the numeral "25". A handstamp cancellation is applied at centre-right. |
| Reverse lettering | REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA 25 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK. (Translation: Republic of Costa Rica.) |
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Costa Rica's Ministerio de Hacienda y Comercio issued notes directly through the treasury rather than a chartered bank during the early 1880s, a consequence of the government's reluctance to cede note-issuing authority to private banking interests. This arrangement was short-lived; the series was superseded once the Banco de la Unión received its concession.
American Bank Note Company produced the plates in New York. The 25 Pesos denomination was the heaviest face value in practical daily use, and surviving examples with dated signatures and full margins are genuinely uncommon — most known specimens show heavy fold wear consistent with prolonged teller handling.