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5 Colones 150 Años de Independencia
| Issuer | Banco Central de Costa Rica |
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| Year | 1971 |
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| Currency | Colón (1896-date) |
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| Obverse description | Green underprint with orange-purple vignette area at left bearing the national flower of Costa Rica, the Guaria Morada orchid (Guarianthe skinneri). A portrait of President Rafael Yglesias Castro is placed to the right. A circular commemorative overprint reading "150 Años de Independencia 1821–1971" is applied over the design. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by a full-color reproduction of the allegorical mural "Alegoría del Café y los Bananos" painted by Aleardo Villa in 1897 for the Teatro Nacional, rendered in rich polychrome tones. The scene portrays workers harvesting and transporting coffee and bananas, with a busy port in the background. Denomination numerals "5" appear in the upper corners within guilloche borders, with the caption inscription below the central vignette. |
| Reverse lettering | BANCO CENTRAL DE COSTA RICA ALEGORÍA. TEATRO NACIONAL. T.VILLA 1897 CINCO COLONES (Translation: Central Bank of Costa Rica, Allegory. National Theatre, T.Villa 1897, Five Colones) |
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