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500 Colones 150 Años de Independencia
| Issuer | Banco Central de Costa Rica |
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| Year | 1971 |
| Type | Commemorative banknote |
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| Obverse description | Purple on multicolour underprint, with the bank name and serial number at top. At left-centre, two signature lines with titles and the denomination expressed in both numerals and words; a portrait vignette of Manuel María Gutiérrez appears at right. The printer's imprint is placed at lower centre, with the value in Roman numerals at the lower corners, and a circular commemorative overprint reading '150 AÑOS DE INDEPENDENCIA 1821–1971' applied over the design. |
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| Obverse lettering | 500 Banco Central de Costa Rica 500 150 AÑOS DE INDEPENDENCIA 1821-1971 SAN JOSÉ, COSTA RICA 6 de mayo de 1969 ACUERDO DE LA JUNTA DIRECTIVA № 6 SERIE A 101120 500 QUINIENTOS COLONES EL PRESIDENTE DE LA JUNTA DIRECTIVA EL GERENTE DEL BANCO MANUEL MARÍA GUTIÉRREZ D D AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY. (Translation: 500 Central Bank of Costa Rica 500 150 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE 1821-1971 San José, Costa Rica May 6, 1969 Agreement of the Board of Directors № 6 Series A 101120 500 Five hundred colones The Chairman of the Board of Directors The Bank Manager Manuel María Gutiérrez D D) |
| Reverse description | Purple, with the bank name at top and a central vignette of the National Theatre of Costa Rica set within an ornate decorative frame. Guilloche panels at left and right incorporate Roman numerals alongside a large numeral 500, while the denomination in words and the printer's imprint appear along the lower margin. |
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