5 Colones

Issuer	Banco Comercial de Costa Rica
Year	1914
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Value	5 Colones
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Obverse lettering	EL BANCO COMERCIAL DE COSTA RICA Nº Serie B SAN JOSÉ CINCO COLONES EN MONEDA ACUÑADA DE ORO PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR A LA VISTA LA CANTIDAD DE PRESIDENTE ADMINISTRADOR American Bank Note Co. New York SPECIMEN
Reverse description	The reverse presents a central oval intaglio portrait of a classical allegorical female figure in profile, wearing a laurel wreath and a winged helmet, executed in fine line engraving. Elaborate guilloche scrollwork and lathe-work geometric patterns fill the surrounding field, with numeral 5 counters positioned symmetrically at left and right within intricate rosette designs. The bank name BANCO COMERCIAL DE COSTA RICA is inscribed in a panel at the bottom center, with the printer's imprint AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY NEW YORK at the foot.
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Variants	P#146 - Specimen
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