20 Colones Series B

20 Colones (Series B) - obverse20 Colones (Series B) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Costa Rica
Issuing bank Central Bank of Costa Rica (Banco Central de Costa Rica)
Period Second Costa Rican Republic (1948-date)
Type Standard banknote
Years 1964-1970
Value 20 Colones
20 CRC = USD 0.040
Currency Colon (1896-date)
Composition Paper
Size 155 × 68 mm
Shape Rectangular
Number
N#
220679
References P# 231
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Modern issues 1961-present (25th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States.
And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

Brown on multicolor underprint. Portrait: Clodomiro Picado (Costa Rican scientist)

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BANCO CENTRALDE COSTA RICA
Veinte Veinte
Colones Colones
San José, Costa Rica Acuerdo de la Junta
Directiva N°

El presidente El gerente del Banco
de la Junta Directiva
Clodomiro Picado
VEINTE COLONES
Thomas de la Rue Company Limited

Translation:
CENTRAL BANK OF COSTA RICA
Twenty Twenty
Colones Colones
San José, Costa Rica Board of Directors agreement N°

The president The bank manager
of Board of Directors
Clodomiro Picado
TWENTY COLONES
Thomas de la Rue Company Limited

Reverse

University building at center.
University of Costa Rica, Faculty of Education

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BANCO CENTRALDE COSTA RICA

Facultad de Educación
Ciudad Universitaria Rodrigo Facio
VEINTE COLONES

Translation:
CENTRAL BANK OF COSTA RICA
Faculty of Education
University City "Rodrigo Facio"

TWENTY COLONES

Printer

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

Comments

Serie B
Clodomiro Picado was a pioneer in research on snakes and their poisons. He studied in many fields: Botany, Zoology and others.
Campus Rodrigo Facio is the main campus of the University of Costa Rica.

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Date No. printed VG F VF XF AU UNC
1964-Nov-11  250 000 B000001-B250000
1965-Apr-21  250 000 B250001-B500000
1965-Jun-09  500 000 B500001-B1000000
1965-Dec-14  100 000 B1000001-B1100000
1966-Apr-27  250 000 B1100001-B1350000
1966-Aug-29  250 000 B1350001-B1600000
1966-Nov-07  50 000 B1600001-B1650000
1967-Oct-09  500 000 B1650001-B2150000
1967-Dec-06  250 000 B2150001-B2400000
1968-Aug-27  1 000 000 B2400001-B3400000
1969-Aug-26  550 000 B3400001-B3950000
1970-Jun-30  1 050 000 B3950001-B5000000

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