100 Colones

Obverse

Green print; multicolour underprint. Red series and serial number.

Front-facing bust of José Maria Castro Madriz at left.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
100
BANCO NACIONAL DE COSTA RICA
DEPARTAMENTO EMISOR
ACUERDO DEL CONSEJO DIRECTIVO No. 12
SAN JOSÉ, COSTA RICA
12 Octubre de 1947
CIEN COLONES
EL PRESIDENTE DE LA JUNTA DIRECTIVA GENERAL
EL GERENTE GENERAL DEL BANCO
DOCTOR JOSE MARIA CASTRO MADRIZ
AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY.

Translation: National Bank of Costa Rica. Issuing department. Board of Directors agreement no. 12. San Jose, Costa Rica, October 12, 1947. One hundred colones. The Chairman of the General Board of Directors. The General Manager of the Bank.

Reverse

Tan print.

Old university of Santo Tomás at centre.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
100 C
BANCO NACIONAL DE COSTA RICA
DEPARTAMENTO EMISOR
ANTIGUA UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTO TOMÁS
CIEN COLONES
AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY.

Translation: National Bank of Costa Rica. Issuing department. Old university of Saint Tomas. One hundred colones.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	References
Undetermined
1943-Mar-17												Listed wrongly as 212a in SCWPM.
1943-Mar-17											P# 212c Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).
1943-Jul-21											P# 212a Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).
1943-Oct-20											P# 212b Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).
ND (1943-1949)											P# 212s Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	Specimen.
1944-Feb-16											P# 212b Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).
1947-Oct-22											P# 212b Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).
1948-Mar-03											P# 212b Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).
1948-May-22												Not listed in SCWPM.
1949-Dec-21											P# 212a Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).

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Numista Rarity index: 100

This index is based on the data of Numista members collections. It ranges from 0 to 100, 0 meaning a very common coin or banknote and 100 meaning a rare coin or banknote among Numista members.

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