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50 Colones 150 Años de Independencia
| Issuer | Banco Central de Costa Rica |
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| Year | 1971 |
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| Value | 50 Colones |
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| Obverse lettering | 50 50 BANCO CENTRAL DE COSTA RICA 150 AÑOS DE INDEPENDENCIA 1821-1971 50 50 San José Acuerdo de la Costa Rica Junta Directiva CINCUENTA COLONES 50 50 (Translation: 50 50 CENTRAL BANK OF COSTA RICA 150 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE 1821-1971 50 50 San José Agreement of the Board Costa Rica of Directors FIFTY COLONES 50 50) |
| Reverse description | Brown intaglio print with elaborate guilloche borders and decorative rosette patterns at left and right margins. A central vignette presents a three-quarter perspective view of the Biblioteca Nacional (National Library) building, its neoclassical façade rendered in fine line engraving, with the inscription 'BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL' below. The denomination 'CINCUENTA COLONES' appears in a bold letterpress panel along the lower edge, flanked by numeral '50' counters at each corner. |
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| Protection type | Security thread |
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