50 Colones

Obverse

Grey print; multicolour underprint. Red serial numbers and series.

Front-facing bust of Manuel Garcia Escalante at left.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
50
BANCO NACIONAL DE COSTA RICA
DEPARTAMENTO EMISOR
ACUERDO DEL CONSEJO DIRECTIVO No. 2
SAN JOSÉ, COSTA RICA
3 de marzo de 1948
CINCUENTA COLONES
MANUEL GARCIA ESCALANTE
EL PRESIDENTE DE LA JUNTA DIRECTIVA GENERAL
EL GERENTE GENERAL DEL BANCO
AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY.

Translation: National Bank of Costa Rica. Issuing department. Board of directors agreement no. 2. San Jose, Costa Rica, March 3, 1948. Fifty colones. The Chairman of the general board of directors. The bank's general manager.

Reverse

Black print.

Heredia church at centre.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
50
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.

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• Religious building
• Politician

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	References
Undetermined
1944-May-24											P# 211a Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).
1944-Jun-07											P# 211a Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).
ND (1944-1948)											P# 211s Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	Specimen.
1947-Jun-04											P# 211b Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).
1948-Mar-03											P# 211c Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).

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