| Issuer | Costa Rica |
| Year | 1987-1989 |
| Type | Standard banknote |
| Value | 500 Colones |
| Currency | Colón (1896-date) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 155 × 68 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Thomas De La Rue, London, United Kingdom |
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| Reference(s) | P#255 |
| Obverse description | Rust color (brown-orange). Line pattern at the bottom. Manuel María Gutiérrez Flores |
| Reverse description | Rust color (brown-orange). National Theater |
| Signature(s) | |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | National Theater logo |
| Obverse lettering | SAN JOSÉ, COSTA RICA
QUINIENTOS COLONES
MANUEL MARÍA GUTIÉRREZ
BANCO CENTRAL DE COSTA RICA (Translation: Five hundred Colones Central Bank of Costa Rica) |
| Reverse lettering | QUINIENTOS COLONES
BANCO CENTRAL DE COSTA RICA
Teatro Nacional de Costa Rica (Translation: Five hundred Colones National Theater of Costa Rica Central Bank of Costa Rica) |
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| Catalog ID | 2739255630 |
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