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50 Colones Silver certificate, 'en moneda acuñada de plata'
| Uitgever | Administración de Rentas Públicas, Costa Rica |
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| Jaar | 1917 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Central vignette of a bust portrait of Christopher Columbus within an oval medallion, flanked by large numeral 50 counters set against intricate guilloche underprint in green and multicolor. The upper margin carries the issuing authority inscription and promise-to-pay clause, while the lower margin bears the denomination legend and silver payment clause, with signature lines for El Ministro de Hacienda and El Administrador Principal below. The imprint of the American Bank Note Company appears at the bottom center. |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | The reverse is printed in brown and features the Costa Rican coat of arms within a central oval medallion, framed by elaborate guilloche lacework. Large numeral 50 counters with the letter L appear at left and right within ornate rosette borders, with the denomination CINCUENTA COLONES inscribed at the top and REPÚBLICA DE COSTA RICA at the bottom. The American Bank Note Company imprint appears at the lower margin. |
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Costa Rica's Administración de Rentas Públicas was not a central bank — it was the state revenue administration, pressed into issuing currency during a period when no single institution held firm monetary authority. The "en moneda acuñada de plata" clause, guaranteeing redemption in minted silver coin, was a direct response to public distrust of unbacked paper; the government understood it needed to write the promise explicitly into the note's face text to get the public to accept it at all.
The ABNCo contract for this series reflects a broader pattern: Central American governments of this period routinely sourced their security printing from New York rather than European houses, partly for cost and partly for faster turnaround across Atlantic shipping lanes.