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50 Colones
| Issuer | Banco Nacional de Costa Rica |
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| Year | 1942 |
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| Value | 50 Colones (50 CRC) |
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| Obverse lettering | 50 L BANCO NACIONAL DE COSTA RICA DEPARTAMENTO EMISOR SAN JOSÉ, COSTA RICA 1ᐤ de Diciembre de 1942 ACUERDO DEL CONSEJO DIRECTIVO № 6 CRISTÓBAL COLÓN DESCUBRIDOR DE COSTA RICA CINCUENTA COLONES EL PRESIDENTE DE LA JUNTA DIRECTIVA GENERAL EL GERENTE GENERAL DEL BANCO El Vice-Presidente de Junta Directiva WATERLOW & SONS LIMITED, LONDRES. (Translation: National Bank of Costa Rica. Issuing department. San José, Costa Rica, December 1st. 1942. Agreement of the Board of Directors no. 6. Christopher Columbus discoverer of Costa Rica. Fifty colones. The President of the General Board of Directors. The General Manager of the Bank. The Vice President of the Board of Directors. Waterlow & Sons Limited, London.) |
| Reverse description | Black intaglio print. A historical vignette at left shows three indigenous figures with sailing ships in the background; at right, Columbus is seated with soldiers and a monk in attendance, evoking his arrival in Cariari on 18 September 1502. The scene is framed by the bank title and denomination lettering. |
| Reverse lettering | BANCO NACIONAL DE COSTA RICA DEPARTAMENTO EMISOR 50 L COLÓN EN CARIARÍ 18 SETIEMBRE 1502 CINCUENTA COLONES WATERLOW & SONS LIMITED, LONDRES. (Translation: National Bank of Costa Rica. Issuing department. Columbus in Cariari, September 18, 1502. Fifty colones. Waterlow & Sons Limited, London.) |
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