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10 Colones

Features

Issuer Costa Rica
Issuing entity Banco National de Costa Rica
Period First Republic (1848-1948)
Type Standard circulation banknotes
Year 1937
Value 10 Colones (10 CRC)
Currency Colón (1896-date)
Composition Paper
Size 185 × 85 mm
Shape Rectangular
Technique Overprinted
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
575629
References P# 191
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).

Obverse

Blue and olive print; red underprint. Red serial numbers. Black overprinted bank name, date, and signature titles.

Three milkmen on horseback at centre.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
10
BANCO NACIONAL DE COSTA RICA
DEPARTAMENTO EMISOR
BANCO INTERNACIONAL DE COSTA RICA
EL BANCO INTERNACIONAL DE COSTA RICA
PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR LA CANTIDAD DE
DIEZ COLONES
EN MONEDA DE ORO ACUÑADA
Acuerdo No. 3
SAN JOSÉ, 10 de Marzo de 1937
EL MINISTRO DE HACIENDA
EL DIRECTOR
PRESIDENTE
GERENTE
THOMAS DE LA RUE & CO. LTD. LONDRES. INGLATERRA

Translation: National Bank of Costa Rica. Issuing department. International Bank of Costa Rica. The International Bank of Costa Rica will pay the bearer the amount of ten colones in minted gold currency. Agreement no. 3. San Jose, March 10, 1937. The Minister of Finance. The Director. President. Manager. Thomas de la Rue & Co. Ltd. London, England.

Reverse

Brown print.

Right facing head of Christopher Columbus at centre.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
10 X
BANCO INTERNACIONAL DE COSTA RICA
THOMAS DE LA RUE & COY LTD. LONDRES, INGLATERRA

Translation: International Bank of Costa Rica. Thomas de la Rue & Co. Ltd. London, England.

Printer

De La Rue (Thomas de la Rue; Thomas De La Rue & Co.; TDLR), London, United Kingdom (1821-date)

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1937-Mar-10 

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