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1000 Colones
| Issuer | Banco Central de Costa Rica |
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| Year | 2009-2013 |
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| Printer | Oberthur Fiduciaire, France |
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| Obverse lettering | ESTADO DE COSTA RICA 1 MIL COLONES BRAULIO CARRILLO COLINA COSTA RICA PRESIDENTE GERENTE ACUERDO N° 11 2 de setiembre de 2009 (Translation: State of Costa Rica 1 Thousand Colones Braulio Carrillo Colina Costa Rica President Manager Agreement No. 11 2 September 2009) |
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| Protection description | Transparent polymer window at upper right incorporating a secondary portrait and map vignette; optically variable circular device at centre obverse with colour-shifting properties; repeated COSTARICA and MIL COLONES microtext throughout the underprint on both sides |
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Costa Rica's shift to polymer for the 1000 Colones came as part of a broader mid-2000s decision to modernize the high-circulation denominations — the 1000 was among the most heavily used notes in everyday transactions, making durability a genuine operational concern rather than a prestige choice. Oberthur Fiduciaire handled the contract, one of several Latin American polymer commissions the French printer secured during that period.
The P#274 series ran across four years of dating, though production was concentrated; later-dated examples within the range are noticeably less common in accumulated hoards.