1000 Colones Series D

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	1997-2005
Value	1000 Colones (1000 CRC)
Currency	Colón (1896-date)
Composition	Paper
Size	157 × 67 mm
Shape	Rectangular
Demonetized	1 September 2011
Number	N# 204563
References	TBB# B546a, B546b, etc. Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes). , P# 264 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).

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Obverse

Portrait of Tomas Soley Guell at left
Ascending size serial number at upper right
Red. Curved lines design

Script: Latin

Lettering:
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA

MIL
COLONES

TOMÁS SOLEY GÜELL
BANCO CENTRAL DE COSTA RICA

Translation:
San José, Costa Rica
One Thousand Colones
Tomás Soley Güell
Central Bank of Costa Rica

Reverse

Illustration of the National Insurance Institute
Red. Curved lines design

Script: Latin

Lettering:
MIL
COLONES

INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SEGUROS
BANCO CENTRAL DE COSTA RICA

Translation:
One Thousand Colones

National Insurance Institute
Central Bank of Costa Rica

Watermark

Portrait of Tomás Soley Güell

Signatures

Francisco de Paula Gutiérrez (FPG)	President of the Central Bank
Roy González Rojas (RGR)	Director of the Central Bank

Printer

Oberthur Fiduciaire (Francois-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire; FCO; Oberthur Technologies), France (1984-date)

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Date	Signatures	F	VF	UNC	References		Frequency
Undetermined
1997-Jul-23					P# 264a Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , TBB# B546a Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).	D00000001 → D02395500, D02396501 → D20000000 (Signatures: Rodrigo Bolaños Zamora & Carlos Muñoz Vega)	11%
1997-Jul-23					P# 264s Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	Specimen; overprint MUESTRA	0%
1998-Sep-23				$ 11	P# 264b Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , TBB# B546b Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).	D20000001 → D30000000 (Signatures: Eduardo Lizano Fait & José Rafael Brenes Vega)	7%
1999-Feb-24		$ 0.58	$ 2.60	$ 3.20	P# 264c Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , TBB# B546c Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).	D30000001 → D50000000 (Signatures: Eduardo Lizano Fait & José Rafael Brenes Vega)	17%
2003-Apr-09	FPG		$ 2.90	$ 9.80	P# 264d Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , TBB# B546d Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).	D50000001 → D65000000 (Signatures: Francisco de Paula Gutiérrez Gutiérrez & Ronulfo Jiménez Rodriguez)	17%
2004-Sep-27	FPG, RGR	$ 3.10	$ 4.10	$ 5.90	P# 264e Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , TBB# B546e Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).	D65000001 → D97000000	41%
2005-Sep-14	FPG, RGR		$ 3.90	$ 4.00	P# 264f Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , TBB# B546f Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).	D97000001 → D117025000	27%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	CGB E-auction n°674	16 Mar 2026	2004-Sep-27 FPG, RGR – P# 264e, TBB# B546e – D65000001 → D97000000	UNC	USD 4.61 (EUR 4.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 172 Lot 1902	24 Oct 2025	Undetermined	UNC	Unsold The lot includes several items.
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	Katz Auction 151 Lot 1918	25 Feb 2025	Undetermined	UNC	USD 6.92 (EUR 6.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 137 Lot 3892	11 Sep 2024	Undetermined	UNC	USD 5.77 (EUR 5.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 127 Lot 2441	1 Jun 2024	Undetermined	UNC	Unsold
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	Katz Auction 121 Lot 2702	18 Apr 2024	Undetermined	UNC	USD 12.69 (EUR 11.00) (+ buyer's premium) The lot includes several items.
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	Katz Auction 118 Lot 2282	23 Mar 2024	Undetermined	UNC	USD 5.77 (EUR 5.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 99 Lot 3663	31 Oct 2023	Undetermined	UNC	USD 12.69 (EUR 11.00) (+ buyer's premium) The lot includes several items.
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	Katz Auction 81 Lot 937	29 Apr 2023	Undetermined	UNC	USD 19.61 (EUR 17.00) (+ buyer's premium) The lot includes several items.
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	Katz Auction 71 Lot 4459	30 Nov 2022	Undetermined	UNC	USD 9.23 (EUR 8.00) (+ buyer's premium) The lot includes several items.
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