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1 Peso
| Uitgever | Ferro Carril de Costa Rica |
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| Jaar | 1872 |
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| Samenstelling | Cotton paper |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Black on tan underprint. Central vignette of a steam locomotive with tender in landscape setting, flanked by a large numeral "1" guilloche medallion at left and the Costa Rican coat of arms at right. Issuer name in bold letterpress across the top; denomination UN PESO in bold type at centre-bottom with red serial number below. |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | UNO FERRO CARRIL DE COSTA RICA UN PESO |
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| Opmerkingen |
The Ferro Carril de Costa Rica — the Costa Rican Railway — issued this note as a private scrip during the construction phase of the country's first major rail project, when hard currency was chronically scarce and large contractors needed a practical medium for payroll and local commerce. Railway companies issuing their own paper was not unusual in Latin America during this period, but Costa Rica's rail history has a particular wrench in it: the line struggled financially for decades before Minor Keith effectively took control of the enterprise in exchange for debt, a process that eventually fed into the formation of the United Fruit Company.
The American Bank Note Company's involvement is the strongest indicator of intended legitimacy — ABNC printing was a deliberate signal to a skeptical public that the paper was professionally produced and not easily counterfeited.