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10 Pesos
| Issuer | República de Costa Rica |
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| Year | 1884 |
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| Value | 10 Pesos |
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| Obverse description | Black intaglio engraving on white paper with the heading REPÚBLICA DE COSTA RICA across the top, flanked by the numeral 10 at each corner and DIEZ along the vertical borders. The national coat of arms is centrally positioned at the top. Two allegorical female figures appear in oval vignettes at left and right, each in classical seated poses. The central text panel, in elegant script and letterpress, reads Las Administraciones de las Rentas Públicas pagarán al Portador la Suma de DIEZ PESOS en moneda acuñada y corriente de este País, with signature lines below for the Secretario de Hacienda and Administrador Principal. SPECIMEN punch cancellations and overprint are present, with serial number placeholders shown as zeros. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPÚBLICA DE COSTA RICA DIEZ 10 Las Administraciones de las Rentas Públicas pagarán al Portador la Suma de DIEZ PESOS en moneda acuñada y corriente de este País San José, de COSTA RICA EL SECRETARIO DE HACIENDA EL ADMINISTRADOR PRINCIPAL SPECIMEN American Bank Note Co. New York |
| Reverse description | Printed entirely in green, the reverse is divided into a large circular guilloche medallion at left bearing the numeral 10 at its centre, surrounded by intricate lathe-work engine-turned patterns filling the entire field. A central diagonal band carries the inscription REPÚBLICA DE COSTA RICA in white serif lettering against a fine geometric background, flanked on the right by a naturalistic vignette of flowering branches. The denomination DIEZ PESOS appears in a solid panel at the bottom centre, with the printer's imprint AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY NEW YORK at the top margin. |
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