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5 Colones
| Issuer | Banco Internacional de Costa Rica |
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| Year | 1931-1936 |
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| Printer | American Bank Note Company |
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| Obverse description | Printed in red and blue on white cotton paper, the obverse carries the bank title in bold letterpress across the top, with serial numbers flanking a central guilloche underprint bearing the large numeral '5'. To the right, an intaglio vignette portrays three women workers in traditional attire harvesting coffee beside a palm tree, a characteristic agricultural scene of Costa Rican currency of this era. The lower portion bears the denomination inscription 'CINCO COLONES' in letterpress, two manuscript signatures, and the payability clause 'EN MONEDA DE ORO ACUÑADA'. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO INTERNACIONAL DE COSTA RICA EL BANCO INTERNACIONAL DE COSTA RICA PAGARA AL PORTADOR LA CANTIDAD DE: SERIE D Acuerdo N° 433 San José 1 de Agosto de 1932 5 CINCO COLONES 5 EN MONEDA DE ORO ACUÑADA |
| Reverse description | Printed in brown, the reverse centres on an intaglio vignette of a monumental statue on a tall pedestal, consistent with a landmark from San José, set within a lightly engraved architectural frame. Flanking the central vignette on each side are large guilloche panels bearing the numeral '5', enclosed within an ornate geometric border typical of American Bank Note Company production. The bank name 'BANCO INTERNACIONAL DE COSTA RICA' arches across the upper margin in letterpress. |
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