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10 Pesos Banco de la Union
| Issuer | Banco de la Union |
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| Year | 1886-1889 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Black intaglio print on red and green guilloche underprint. A large arched vignette of Niagara Falls occupies the upper centre, flanked by ornate lathe-work cartouches bearing the numeral 10 at left and right. Green large-numeral underprint reading DIEZ across the lower half, with signature lines for El Presidente de la Direccion and El Administrador below. |
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| Reverse description | Printed entirely in orange. The Costa Rica coat of arms is set within a large circular guilloche at centre, encircled by the bank name legend. Numeral counters 10 appear in ornate lathe-work roundels at left and right, all surrounded by an elaborate geometric and floral engine-turned border pattern. |
| Reverse lettering | 10 BANCO DE LA UNION AMERICA CENTRAL REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK. (Translation: Union Bank. Central America. Republic of Costa Rica.) |
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