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50 Colones

Issuer Banco Comercial de Costa Rica
Year 1914
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Reference(s) P#S149
Obverse description Black intaglio on multicolor guilloche underprint. Central vignette of a neoclassical building (Teatro Nacional, San José) flanked by large numeral 50 medallions in ornate guilloche frames. Bank title EL BANCO COMERCIAL DE COSTA RICA runs across the top; denomination CINCUENTA COLONES appears at foot. Imprint of American Bank Note Co., New York at lower margin.
Obverse lettering EL BANCO COMERCIAL DE COSTA RICA
CINCUENTA COLONES
SAN JOSÉ
SERIE D
PRESIDENTE
ADMINISTRADOR
Reverse description Printed in green. Central oval vignette of a classical female bust in left profile, wearing a laurel wreath, set within radiating guilloche work. Large numeral 50 panels flank the central vignette on either side. Inscriptions BANCO and COMERCIAL DE COSTA RICA appear at top and bottom respectively; American Bank Note Company imprint at lower margin.
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