| Issuer | Costa Rica |
| Year | 1899 |
| Type | Standard banknote |
| Value | 5 Pesos |
| Currency | Peso (decimalized, 1863-1896) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 184 × 82 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | American Banknote Corporation (American Bank Note Company), Ottawa, New York, United States (1795-date) |
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| Reference(s) | P#S163 |
| Obverse description | Picture of a lion in the middle with Cinco Pesos 5 on either side and 5 in all four corners; name of the printer American Bank Note Co, New York, is at the bottom of the note. |
| Reverse description | Name of the bank with 5 on either side, and the printer name in fine print at the bottom. |
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| Obverse lettering | COSTA RICA.
EL BANCO DE COSTA RICA
PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR LA CANTIDAD DE
5 Cinco Pesos 5
EN MONEDA ACUÑADA
SAN JOSÉ, 1º de Abril de 1899. (Translation: Costa Rica. The Bank of Costa Rica will pay the bearer the quantity of 5 Five pesos 5 in minted currency San José, 1st of April of 1899.) |
| Reverse lettering | 5
BANCO DE COSTA RICA
5 (Translation: 5 Bank of Costa Rica 5) |
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| Catalog ID | 4019373290 |
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