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50 Céntimos
| Issuer | Banco Internacional de Costa Rica |
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| Year | 1935 |
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| Value | 50 Céntimos |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO INTERNACIONAL DE COSTA RICA EL BANCO INTERNACIONAL DE COSTA RICA PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR LA CANTIDAD DE CINCUENTA CÉNTIMOS EN MONEDA ACUÑADA DE ORO SAN JOSÉ EL MINISTRO DE HACIENDA EL DIRECTOR SÉRIE AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY |
| Reverse description | Executed entirely in dark green intaglio, the reverse is dominated by a large central guilloche medallion bearing the numeral '50', encircled by an inscription band and set within an intricate symmetrical lathe-work design with ornamental corner flourishes. 'BANCO INTERNACIONAL DE COSTA RICA' runs along the upper arc of the central medallion, with 'CINCUENTA CÉNTIMOS' along the lower arc. The printer's imprint 'AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY' appears at the foot of the note. |
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The Banco Internacional de Costa Rica was a state-controlled institution that absorbed the functions of several earlier private banks following the 1936 banking reorganization — making this 1935 note a product of the transition period, issued just before the bank itself was restructured into what would become the Banco Nacional de Costa Rica.
American Bank Note Company handled the bulk of Central American government printing through this period, and the Costa Rican relationship with ABNC was longstanding. At the céntimos denominations, these notes saw hard daily use and survivorship is correspondingly poor.