50 Colones
Features
| Issuer |
Costa Rica
 |
|---|---|
| Issuing bank | Central Bank of Costa Rica (Banco Central de Costa Rica) |
| Period |
Second Republic (1948-date)
|
| Type | Standard circulation banknotes |
| Years | 1950-1953 |
| Value | 50 Colones (50 CRC) |
| Currency | Colón (1896-date) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Technique | Overprinted |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 575881 |
| References | P# 218 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
Obverse
Grey print; multicolour underprint. Red serial numbers and series. Blue overprinted bank name.
Front-facing bust of Manuel Garcia Escalante at left.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
50
BANCO NACIONAL DE COSTA RICA
DEPARTAMENTO EMISOR
BANCO CENTRAL DE COSTA RICA
SERIE PROVISIONAL
ACUERDO DEL CONSEJO DIRECTIVO No. 8
SAN JOSÉ, COSTA RICA
25 de marzo de 1953
CINCUENTA COLONES
MANUEL GARCIA ESCALANTE
por EL PRESIDENTE DE LA JUNTA DIRECTIVA GENERAL
EL GERENTE GENERAL DEL BANCO
AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY.
Translation: National Bank of Costa Rica. Issuing department. Central Bank of Costa Rica. Provisional issue. Board of directors agreement no. 8. San Jose, Costa Rica, March 25, 1953. Fifty colones. For the Chairman of the general board of directors. The bank's general manager.
Reverse
Black print.
Heredia church at centre.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
BANCO NACIONAL DE COSTA RICA
DEPARTAMENTO EMISOR
IGLESIA PARROQUIAL DE HEREDIA
CINCUENTA COLONES
AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY.
Translation: National Bank of Costa Rica. Issuing department. Parish church of Heredia. Fifty colones.
Printer
American Banknote Corporation (American Bank Note Company), United States (1795-date)Comments
Overprint on P-211.
P-218b: Overprinted “POR” before left signature title.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | References | ||||||||
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| 1950-Apr-03 | P# 218aStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
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| 1951-Sep-12 | P# 218bStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
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| 1951-Oct-10 | P# 218bStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
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| 1951-Dec-05 | P# 218bStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
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| 1952-Mar-03 | P# 218aStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
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| 1953-Mar-05 | P# 218bStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
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| 1953-Mar-25 | P# 218bStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
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