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100 Colones

Features

Issuer Costa Rica
Issuing entity Banco National de Costa Rica
Period First Republic (1848-1948)
Type Standard circulation banknotes
Year 1942
Value 100 Colones (100 CRC)
Currency Colón (1896-date)
Composition Paper
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
575898
References P# 208
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).

Obverse

Olive print; multicolour underprint. Red serial numbers.

Polychrome vessel artefact at centre.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
100 C
BANCO NACIONAL DE COSTA RICA
DEPARTAMENTO EMISOR
SAN JOSÉ, COSTA RICA
3 de Junio de 1942
ACUERDO DEL CONSEJO DIRECTIVO № 7
VASO POLÍCRONO DE LA CULTURA CHOROTEGA EL DIOS MONO
CIEN COLONES
EL PRESIDENTE DE LA JUNTA DIRECTIVA GENERAL
EL GERENTE GENERAL DEL BANCO
WATERLOW & SONS LIMITED, LONDRES.

Translation: National Bank of Costa Rica. Issuing department. San José, Costa Rica, June 3, 1942. Agreement of the Board of Directors no. 7. Polychrome vessel of the Chorotega culture - The Monkey God. One hundred colones. The President of the General Board of Directors. The General Manager of the Bank. Waterlow & Sons Limited, London.

Reverse

Olive print.

Ceremonial altar of Güetar culture at centre.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
100 C
BANCO NACIONAL DE COSTA RICA
DEPARTAMENTO EMISOR
100 CIEN
ALTAR CEREMONIAL DE LA CULTURA GÜETAR-
EL DIOS DE LA LLUVIA Y SUS ATRIBUTOS.
CIEN COLONES
WATERLOW & SONS LIMITED, LONDRES.

Translation: National Bank of Costa Rica. Issuing department. Ceremonial altar of the Güetar culture - the Rain God and his attributes. One hundred colones. Waterlow & Sons Limited, London.

Printer

Waterlow & Sons Limited, United Kingdom (1810-1961)

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC References
ND (1942)  P# 208s
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).
Specimen.
1942-Jun-03  P# 208a
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).
1942-Aug-19  P# 208a
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).
1942-Aug-26  P# 208a
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).

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