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| Issuer | Banco Central de Costa Rica |
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| Year | 1971 |
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| Printer | Thomas de la Rue, London |
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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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| Reverse lettering | Banco Central de Costa Rica D 500 D D 500 D TEATRO NACIONAL DE COSTA RICA QUINIENTOS COLONES AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY. (Translation: Central Bank of Costa Rica D 500 D D 500 D National Theatre of Costa Rica Five hundred colones) |
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| Protection type | Security thread |
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