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50 Colones Series C
| Issuer | Banco Central de Costa Rica |
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| Year | 1972-1977 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Olive-green multicolor underprint with a vignette at left illustrating a meeting scene allusive to the first ten founding partners of the Banco de la Unión. A portrait of Manuel María de Peralta y Alfaro appears at right. Series letter C is indicated on the face. |
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| Reverse description | Intaglio-printed central vignette of the Casa Amarilla (Yellow House), a neoclassical government building rendered in fine line engraving with cypress and tropical trees framing the facade. A large Ceiba tree occupies the right portion of the composition, with a repeated guilloche pattern of the numeral 50 arranged vertically along the left margin. |
| Reverse lettering | CINCUENTA COLONES BANCO CENTRAL DE COSTA RICA (Translation: FIFTY COLONES CENTRAL BANK OF COSTA RICA) |
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