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50 Colones
| Issuer | Banco Internacional de Costa Rica |
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| Year | 1933 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Dark blue-green note with a central guilloche rosette bearing the large numeral 50 at centre, flanked by the serial number in red. To the left, an intaglio vignette of a female figure in traditional dress standing before a tropical landscape with coffee plants. The bank title BANCO INTERNACIONAL DE COSTA RICA arches across the upper field in bold letterpress, with the place and date SAN JOSÉ and 31 de Julio de 1933 inscribed below the central rosette alongside Acuerdo No. 317. Two manuscript signatures appear at the lower portion, with the bearer clause PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR LA CANTIDAD DE CINCUENTA COLONES EN MONEDA DE ORO ACUÑADA rendered in the lower panel. |
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| Reverse description | Printed in dark blue, the reverse centres on a detailed intaglio vignette of the Juan Santamaría Monument in San José, a tiered stone pedestal surmounted by a sculptural group with palm trees framing the composition. Large counters bearing the numeral 50 occupy the left and right margins, enclosed within intricate guilloche lathe-work borders. The bank name BANCO INTERNACIONAL DE COSTA RICA runs along the upper border, with CINCUENTA COLONES in the lower panel, the printer's imprint of Waterlow & Sons Limited appearing in small text at the base. |
| Reverse lettering | BANCO INTERNACIONAL DE COSTA RICA CINCUENTA COLONES 50 |
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