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50 Colones
| Issuer | Banco Mercantil de Costa Rica |
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| Year | 1910-1916 |
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| Printer | American Bank Note Company |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO MERCANTIL DE COSTA RICA EL BANCO MERCANTIL DE COSTA RICA PAGARA AL PORTADOR A LA VISTA SERIE A LA CANTIDAD DE CINCUENTA COLONES EN MONEDA ACUÑADA DE ORO. SAN JOSE SPECIMEN AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. NEW YORK |
| Reverse description | Central intaglio vignette of a seated allegorical female figure surrounded by artistic implements within an oval guilloche border, flanked by engine-turned rosettes bearing the numeral 50 in blue. Intricate lathework frames the entire design. Bank name lettered in a straight legend across the lower portion. |
| Reverse lettering | BANCO MERCANTIL DE COSTA RICA 50 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK. |
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