| Issuer | Costa Rica |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type | Circulating commemorative banknotes |
| Value | 5 Colones |
| Currency | Colón (1896-date) |
| Composition | Paper (Security thread) |
| Size | 155 × 67 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | De La Rue (Thomas de la Rue; Thomas De La Rue & Co.; TDLR), London, United Kingdom (1821-date) |
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| Reference(s) | P#247 |
| Obverse description | Green underprint with orange-purple flower area. Portrait of President Rafael Iglesias Castro at the left. Centre panel features the national flower of Costa Rica, the Blazing Purple Guaria Morada Orchid (Guarianthe skinneri), with date above and signatures below. Circular commemorative overprint at right. |
| Reverse description | `The Allegory of the Coffee and Bananas`, mural by Aleardo Villa, 1897 |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Number `5` in stylized font. |
| Obverse lettering | BANCO CENTRAL DE COSTA RICA
SAN JOSÉ, COSTA RICA
ACUERDO DE LA JUNTA DIRECTIVA № 5
XXV ANIVERSARIO BANCO CENTRAL DE COSTA RICA
1950
1975
RAFAEL YGLESIAS CASTRO
EL PRESIDENTE DE LA JUNTA DIRECTIVA
EL GERENTE DEL BANCO
CINCO COLONES (Translation: Central Bank of Costa Rica San José, Costa Rica Board of Directors Agreement No. 5 25th Anniversary of the Central Bank of Costa Rica. Rafael Yglesias Castro The President of the Board of Directors The Manager of the Bank Five Colones) |
| Reverse lettering | BANCO CENTRAL DE COSTA RICA
ALEGORÍA. TEATRO NACIONAL. J.VILLA 1897
CINCO COLONES (Translation: Central Bank of Costa Rica. Allegory. National Theatre, J.VILLA 1897. Five Colones.) |
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| Catalog ID | 6500531420 |
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