| Issuer | Costa Rica |
| Year | 1999-2005 |
| Type | Standard banknote |
| Value | 5000 Colones (5000 CRC) |
| Currency | Colón (1896-date) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 157 × 66 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Oberthur Fiduciaire, France |
| No. printed | |
| Designer(s) | |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | 31 December 2012 |
| Reference(s) | P#268 |
| Obverse description | Dark blue and dark brown on multicolor underprint. Ascending size serial number. Costa Rican indigenous art depicting a shaman. Microprinting. Woven security thread at left |
| Reverse description | Toucan, jaguar, local carving, Costa Rican stone sphere, ferns |
| Signature(s) | |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Toucan bird |
| Obverse lettering | CINCO MIL
COLONES
SAN JOSÉ, COSTA RICA
BANCO CENTRAL DE COSTA RICA (Translation: Five Thousand Colones Central Bank of Costa Rica) |
| Reverse lettering | CINCO
MIL
COLONES
BANCO CENTRAL DE COSTA RICA (Translation: Five Thousand Colones Central Bank of Costa Rica) |
| Variants | |
| Catalog ID | 9199366080 |
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