2 Colones provisional overprint

Features

Issuer	Costa Rica
Issuing entity	Banco National de Costa Rica
Period	First Republic (1848-1948)
Type	Standard circulation banknotes
Year	1940
Value	2 Colones (2 CRC)
Currency	Colón (1896-date)
Composition	Paper
Size	156 × 69 mm
Shape	Rectangular
Technique	Overprinted
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 431517
References	P# 197 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).

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Obverse

Blue print; multicolour underprint. Red serial number, signatures and date. Red overprinted lines of text and signature titles.

Allegorical woman holding a model airplane standing beside an allegorical woman seated at right.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
2
BANCO
INTERNACIONAL DE COSTA RICA
CAJA DE CONVERSIÓN
LA CAJA DE CONERSIÓN PAGARÁ AL
PORTADOR Y A LA VISTA LA CANTIDAD DE
DOS COLONES
EN MONEDA ACUÑADA DE ORO DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICAM O EN LETRAS
DE CAMBIO A LA VISTA SOBRE NUEVA YORK A OPCION DEL ADMINISTRADOR, EN LA
RELACIÓN DE UN DOLAR POR CADA CUATRO COLONES.
Acuerdo No. 5
SAN JOSE, 7 de Febrero de 1940
EL SECRETARIO DE HACIENDA
EL DIRECTOR
Presidente
Gerente
AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY.

Translation: International Bank of Costa Rica. Conversion office. The Conversion office will pay the bearer on sight the amount of two colones, in minted gold coin of the United States of America, or in bills of exchange in New York at the option of the administrator, at the exchange rate of one dollar for every four colones. Agreement No. 5. San Jose, February 7, 1940. The Secretary of the Treasury. The Director. President. Manager.

Reverse

Brown print.
Value at centre and corners.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
2
BANCO INTERNACIONAL DE COSTA RICA
CAJA DE CONVERSION
AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY.

Translation: International Bank of Costa Rica. Conversion office.

Printer

American Banknote Corporation (American Bank Note Company), United States (1795-date)

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Date	References		Frequency
Undetermined
1940-Feb-07	P# 197a Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	Red overprint	83%
1940-May-09	P# 197b Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	Red overprint	33%

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